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CVE-2017-9078

Date: May 19, 2017

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9078

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9078

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-9078

Url: http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-9078

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Double Free

CWE-415

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	8.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	SINGLE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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