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CVE-2006-7162

Published

17 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Low

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: Low
Base Score: 1.9/10
Exploit Score: 3.4/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty::::::::	Yes	-	-

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804
http://secunia.com/advisories/24381