CVE-2006-7162

Description

PuTTY 0.59 and earlier uses weak file permissions for (1) ppk files containing private keys generated by puttygen and (2) session logs created by putty, which allows local users to gain sensitive information by reading these files.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.6
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.042

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
update putty 0.59 to latest versionWindows
update putty 0.59 (x64) to latest versionWindows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-337645PuTTY (0.81)
PATCH-337646PuTTY (x64) (0.81)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234