CVE-2006-7162

Published Mar 7, 2007

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 1.9
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "0AB780F8-A784-4757-95AD-8B07A30C3745",
            "versionEndIncluding": "0.59"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References