| Name | CVE-2016-7407 |
| Description | The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenSSH key file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-634-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dropbear (PTS) | bullseye | 2020.81-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2020.81-3+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2022.83-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2025.88-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dropbear | source | wheezy | 2012.55-1.3+deb7u1 | | DLA-634-1 | |
| dropbear | source | jessie | 2014.65-1+deb8u1 | | | |
| dropbear | source | (unstable) | 2016.74-1 | | | |
Notes
https://hg.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/rev/34e6127ef02e