VDB
CVE-2017-9078
CVE-2017-9078
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 5.47% · 92.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
5.47%
92.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | dropbear | 0, 2014.65-1ubuntu2, 2015.68-1 |
Timeline
- May 19, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 20, 2025 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html third-party-advisory
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9078 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9078 advisory