{"id":"CVE-2016-7406","details":"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.","modified":"2026-03-12T22:28:09.144832Z","published":"2017-03-03T16:59:00.387Z","related":["MGASA-2016-0301"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2016.73"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-7406.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}