CVE-2016-3116
Dropbear SSH CRLF Injection Vulnerability
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data.
INFO
Published Date :
March 22, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3116
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade Dropbear SSH to a version 2016.72 or later.
- Update the affected package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-3116 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3116 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3116
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-3116 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-3116 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179261.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179269.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179870.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00105.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00113.html Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136251/Dropbear-SSHD-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47 Added Reference https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115 Added Reference https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-08 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179269.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00105.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00113.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179261.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179870.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136251/Dropbear-SSHD-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-08 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/93.html">CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:2015.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.4
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
27.58 }} -10.54%
score
0.96223
percentile