dbclient in Dropbear SSH client before 0.49 does not sufficiently warn the user when it…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0217 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.49 | Vulnerable | Dropbear SSH Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.49 Vulnerable ·Dropbear SSH Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1099
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qp5-f859-rjjf
References
More Dropbear SSH Project Dropbear Ssh vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2016-06307 Format string vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06308 The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-02614 CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2017-06540 The server in Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow post-authentication root remote code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-06309 The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-1099 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1099 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4qp5-f859-rjjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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