CVE-2016-7406 Information

Description

Format string vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) host argument.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353 https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8