CVE-2016-7409

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.5%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 42% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-200
Published: 2017-03-03
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92973
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/6a14b1f6dc04
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23

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