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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-7408

CVE-2016-7408

Description

The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) -m or (2) -c argument.

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Affected products

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Dropbear SSH Project/Dropbear SSH2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2016.73
- (no CPE)range: <2016.74

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References

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secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92970nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking

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