CVE-2016-7408

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

3.97% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 89.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-03-03 16:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:57Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-09-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b92d2d57ef5016b7612e8548113d2ea2877b98bee029ad114b856474a1ec42b2

• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201702-23https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• www.securityfocus.com92970http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92970vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160915 Re: CVE request for Dropbear SSH <2016.74http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353x_refsource_CONFIRM
• secure.ucc.asn.auhttps://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6x_refsource_CONFIRM