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CVE-2016-7407

critical 9.8

The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenSSH key file.

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Status: Modified
Published: 2017-03-03
Last changed: 2026-06-17
Source: cve@mitre.org
Weakness: CWE-20

Severity

Version	Score	Vector	Source
CVSS 3.0	critical 9.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	nvd@nist.govPrimary
CVSS 2.0	high 10.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`	nvd@nist.govPrimary

Affected products

Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.

dropbear_ssh_project · dropbear_ssh

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92972Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353Issue Tracking
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/34e6127ef02eIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92972Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353Issue Tracking
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/34e6127ef02eIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry