CVE-2016-3116 Affecting dropbear package, versions <2016-72-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
2.84% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DROPBEAR-356288
  • published22 Mar 2016
  • disclosed22 Mar 2016

Introduced: 22 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-3116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 dropbear to version 2016-72-1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data.