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CVE-2016-7406
Published: Mar 3, 2017
Modified: Nov 4, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
Format string vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) host argument.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-201702-23
vendor-advisory
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92974
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20160915 Re: CVE request for Dropbear SSH <2016.74
mailing-list
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
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https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb
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