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CVE-2013-4206

Heap-based buffer underflow in the modmul function in sshbn.c in PuTTY before 0.63 allows remote SSH servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly …

Impact

Heap-based buffer underflow in the modmul function in sshbn.c in PuTTY before 0.63 allows remote SSH servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption or code execution via a crafted DSA signature, which is not properly handled when performing certain bit-shifting operations during modular multiplication.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PuttyPutty
Versions 0.45, 0.46, 0.47, 0.48, 0.49, 0.50
Simon TathamPutty
through 0.62
Version 0.53

Weakness classification

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