CVE-2012-0920
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.064 · 94 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Use-after-free vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Server 0.52 through 2012.54, when command restriction and public key authentication are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and bypass command restrictions via multiple crafted command requests, related to "channels concurrency."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.1
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dropbear ssh project dropbear ssh0.52 → 2012.54nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (28)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGEScnnvd
- http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.htmlPatchcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48147cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48929cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2456cnnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/79590cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52159cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73444cnnvd
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