CVE-2006-7162

Current Description

PuTTY 0.59 and earlier uses weak file permissions for (1) ppk files containing private keys generated by puttygen and (2) session logs created by putty, which allows local users to gain sensitive information by reading these files.

Basic Data

PublishedMarch 07, 2007
Last ModifiedSeptember 05, 2008
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Data TypeCVE
Data FormatMITRE
Data Version4.0
Problem TypeNVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector StringAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2 - Access VectorLOCAL
CVSS 2 - Access ComplexityMEDIUM
CVSS 2 - AuthenticationNONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality ImpactPARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Availability ImpactNONE
CVSS 2 - Base Score1.9
SeverityLOW
Exploitability Score3.4
Impact Score2.9
Obtain All Privilegefalse
Obtain User Privilegefalse
Obtain Other Privilegefalse

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

  • OR - Configuration 1
    Cpe VersionPartVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguageSW EditionTarget SWTarget HWOtherVersion Start IncludingVersion End IncludingVersion Start ExcludingVersion End Excluding
    2.3ApplicationPuttyPutty********0.59

Vulnerable Software List

VendorProductVersions
Putty Putty *

References

NameSourceURLTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804CONFIRMPatch Vendor Advisory
24381http://secunia.com/advisories/24381SECUNIAVendor Advisory