Improper Access Control Affecting dropbear package, versions <2016.74-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed3 Mar 2017
Introduced: 3 Mar 2017
CVE-2016-7408 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 dropbear to version 2016.74-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dropbear package and not the dropbear package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.
The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) -m or (2) -c argument.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7408
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92970
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7408