SB2016032207 - CRLF injection in dropbear (Alpine package)
Published: March 22, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016032207
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) CRLF injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3116)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing CRLF characters. A remote authenticated user bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.