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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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Putty | Putty | before 0.71 |
| Opensuse | Backports Sle | Version 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | Version 15.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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