CVE-2019-9896
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-9896
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-03-21T16:01:17
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-04-05T20:13:40
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.71 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/ | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9896 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9896 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:29:45 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 18:29:50 | 2019-03-21T16:01Z | 2019-03-21T16:01:17 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 18:29:50 | 2022-04-05T20:13:40 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 18:29:50 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |