CVE-2016-7409 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-03-03

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8262	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00117.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92973
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/6a14b1f6dc04
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23

History

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Subscriptions

Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-03T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.394Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7409

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-03T16:59:00.527

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-7409

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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