#VU21598 Resource management error in PuTTY - CVE-2019-17069 

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#VU21598 Resource management error in PuTTY - CVE-2019-17069

Published: October 7, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21598
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17069
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PuTTY
Software vendor:
Simon Tatham

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing SSH1_MSG_DISCONNECT message. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a remote SSH-1 server, send a specially crafted SSH1_MSG_DISCONNECT message and crash the affected PuTTY client.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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