Vulnerability in Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh
CVE-2016-3116
CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data.
EPSS: 0.256 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- FEDORA-2016-40a657cee1 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- FEDORA-2016-332491de28 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- 20160314 CVE-2016-3116 - Dropbear SSH xauth injection (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- FEDORA-2016-bc45faa824 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0882 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- GLSA-201607-08 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0874 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3116?
- CVE-2016-3116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2016-03-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3116?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3116 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.