DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7406

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7406
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7406.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7406
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2017-03-03T16:59:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:39Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / dropbear

Package

Name
dropbear
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dropbear?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2016.74-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7406.json"

Debian:13 / dropbear

Package

Name
dropbear
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dropbear?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2016.74-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7406.json"

Debian:14 / dropbear

Package

Name
dropbear
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dropbear?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2016.74-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7406.json"