vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-9078: dropbear -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 19, 2017 | May 20, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 19, 2017
Added
May 20, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-dropbear
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