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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 83%
VendorProductVersion
puttyputty
𝑥
< 0.71
opensusebackports_sle
15.0
opensuseleap
15.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
putty
bullseye
0.74-1+deb11u2
fixed
bullseye (security)
0.74-1+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
0.78-2+deb12u2
fixed
bookworm (security)
0.78-2+deb12u1
fixed
sid
0.81-3
fixed
trixie
0.81-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
putty
disco
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
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
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