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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 19, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 11, 2022, 5:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9078 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Netapp h410c_firmware
1 Dropbear_ssh_project dropbear_ssh
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-9078.

URL Resource
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-9078 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9078 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Obtain Admin/Root Access
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2016.74 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.75
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html No Types Assigned http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-415
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:2016.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} -0.03%

score

0.73142

percentile

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