CVE-2016-7408 describes a critical vulnerability in Dropbear SSH versions prior to 2016.74, where the dbclient component is susceptible to remote code execution. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious -m or -c arguments, leading to a high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is severe, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2016.73CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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