dbclient in Dropbear SSH client before 0.49 does not sufficiently warn the user when it detects a hostkey mismatch, which might allow remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks
Published Feb 26, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.17%
Description
dbclient in Dropbear SSH client before 0.49 does not sufficiently warn the user when it detects a hostkey mismatch, which might allow remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
Affected products
No data.
- < 0.49
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02170) | 81.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02103) | 79.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01464) | 79.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00967) | 84.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00967) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 1.37% (0.01367) | 84.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.12% (0.01120) | 82.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01101) | 82.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00821) | 79.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00798) | 78.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/33814 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24345 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/32088 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22761 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0785 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32762 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/33814 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24345 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/32088 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22761 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32762 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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