PuTTY up to 0.72 on Windows Port-Forwarding allocation of resources

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in PuTTY up to 0.72 on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Port-Forwarding. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-17067. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PuTTY up to 0.72 on Windows (Connectivity Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Port-Forwarding. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PuTTY before 0.73 on Windows improperly opens port-forwarding listening sockets, which allows attackers to listen on the same port to steal an incoming connection.

The weakness was shared 10/01/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-17067 since 10/01/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 0.73 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-142795 and VDB-142796 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Connectivity Software

Name

• PuTTY

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27
• 0.28
• 0.29
• 0.30
• 0.31
• 0.32
• 0.33
• 0.34
• 0.35
• 0.36
• 0.37
• 0.38
• 0.39
• 0.40
• 0.41
• 0.42
• 0.43
• 0.44
• 0.45
• 0.46
• 0.47
• 0.48
• 0.49
• 0.50
• 0.51
• 0.52
• 0.53
• 0.54
• 0.55
• 0.56
• 0.57
• 0.58
• 0.59
• 0.60
• 0.61
• 0.62
• 0.63
• 0.64
• 0.65
• 0.66
• 0.67
• 0.68
• 0.69
• 0.70
• 0.71
• 0.72

License

• open-source

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