#VU21599 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PuTTY - CVE-2019-17067

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#VU21599 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PuTTY - CVE-2019-17067

Published: October 7, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21599
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17067
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PuTTY
Software vendor:
Simon Tatham

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to tamper with application connection.

The vulnerability exists due to PuTTY when installed on Windows OS improperly opens port-forwarding listening sockets. A local user can listen on the same port and intercept all incoming connection packets.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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