CVE-2016-7409
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7409
To remediate CVE-2016-7409, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dropbear—upgrade to 2016.74-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7409 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2016.74-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |