MEDIUM
CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data
Published Mar 22, 2016
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 19.30%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2015.71
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.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
19.30% 0.19302
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.19302
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 (52 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 19.30% (0.19302) | 97.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 19.30% (0.19302) | 97.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 21.15% (0.21149) | 97.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 19.30% (0.19302) | 97.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 21.15% (0.21149) | 97.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 19.30% (0.19302) | 97.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 21.15% (0.21149) | 97.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 19.30% (0.19302) | 97.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 21.15% (0.21149) | 97.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.30% (0.19302) | 96.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 14, 2026 | 25.58% (0.25577) | 96.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 96.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 38.13% (0.38126) | 96.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.35% (0.44352) | 96.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 44.35% (0.44352) | 97.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 27.58% (0.27583) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 44.35% (0.44352) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 38.04% (0.38040) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.51% (0.27508) | 96.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.83% (0.02835) | 91.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.83% (0.02835) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02019) | 87.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 87.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 42.89% (0.42892) | 98.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2022 | 42.89% (0.42892) | 97.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.63% (0.15628) | 92.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179261.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179269.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179870.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00105.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00113.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136251/Dropbear-SSHD-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115 x_refsource_MISC
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179261.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179269.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179870.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00105.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00113.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136251/Dropbear-SSHD-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 22, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 10, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3116
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a