VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-9896
In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.76%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.76% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- putty/putty · opensuse/backports sle · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.htmlRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.htmlRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.