Vulnerability CVE-2016-7406
Published: 2017-03-03

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Dropbear ssh project -> Dropbear ssh 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
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