High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2017· Updated May 13, 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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- 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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