CVE-2007-1099 json
dbclient in Dropbear SSH client before 0.49 does not sufficiently warn the user when it detects a hostkey mismatch, which might allow remot…
published 2007-02-26 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1096
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- dropbear_ssh_project dropbear_ssh 0.49
- dropbear Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.49-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1099
Exploit prediction
2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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matt.ucc.asn.au
/dropbear/CHANGES
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/22761
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/24345
third-party-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/32088
vdb-entry, broken-link
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/32762
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0785
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/33814
vdb-entry, broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-1099
- NVD CVE-2007-1099
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