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CVE-2019-9896

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Date: March 20, 2019

In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable.

Language: C

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Related Resources (6)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9896
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2019-9896

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CWE-427

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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