CVE-2007-1099

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Published Feb 26, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1096	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.170% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
http://osvdb.org/33814
http://secunia.com/advisories/24345
http://www.osvdb.org/32088
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22761
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0785
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32762

History

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Subscriptions

Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 26, 2007, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:43 PM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 26, 2007, 5:28 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM

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