Information disclosure in Dropbear SSH Project
CVE-2016-7409
The dbclient and server in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74, when compiled with DEBUG_TRACE, allows local users to read process memory via the -v argument, related to a failed remote ident.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23 (vendor-advisory, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/6a14b1f6dc04 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92973 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7409?
- CVE-2016-7409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7409?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7409 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.