Vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Project
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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.193 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.193 · newest: 0.193 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115
- matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179269.html (vendor-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/136251/Dropbear-SSHD-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypa…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179261.html (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179870.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00113.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-08 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00105.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3116?
- CVE-2016-3116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Project. 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.