CVE-2019-9896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02283.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Opensuse	Backports Sle Leap
Putty	Putty

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-19252	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-03-21T02:31:32

Updated: 2024-08-04T22:01:55.185Z

Reserved: 2019-03-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-9896

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-21T16:01:17.813

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:52:31.827

Link: CVE-2019-9896

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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