OpenSUSE Linux update for putty

Published: 2019-10-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-17068 CVE-2019-17069
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-399
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU21597

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17068

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error with "bracketed paste mode" protection implementation. A remote attacker can affect current user's session with a malicious clipboard content and execute arbitrary commands on a remote system with privileges of the current user.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 15

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00030.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU21598

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17069

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors