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CVE-2017-9078

Published: May 19, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-415
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.1%
Top 8.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The server in Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow post-authentication root remote code execution because of a double free in cleanup of TCP listeners when the -a option is enabled.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-415

Affected Products

n/an/a
Dropbear SSHMatt Johnston
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
dropbear sshdropbear ssh project
On-prem
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
h410c firmwarenetappHardware Firmware
matt johnstonoss-projectCommunicationsaka dropbear ssh
dropbear ssh projectoss-projectSecurity Productsaka dropbear ssh
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859
debian.org
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html
lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/
security.netapp.com
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Timeline

Published
May 19, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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