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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-04 (PuTTY)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200408-04.
Insight
Insight
PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing a SSH server to execute arbitrary code on the connecting client.
Solution
Solution
All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-misc/putty-0.55' # emerge '>=net-misc/putty-0.55' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200408-04 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59383 http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=417&idxseccion=10 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html