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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-29 (putty)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 200410-29.
Insight
Insight
PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing an SSH server to execute arbitrary code on the connecting client.
Solution
Solution
All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/putty-0.56' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200410-29 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69123 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html