Vulnerability Name:

CCN-119120

Published:2016-11-20
Updated:2016-11-20
Summary:Putty could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of passwords in cleartext. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain saved session password information from registry and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
3.0 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun, 20 Nov 2016 05:46:20 GMT
Putty Cleartext Password Storage

Source: CCN
Type: Putty Web Site
Putty

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
putty-password-info-disc(119120)

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [11-20-2016]
Putty 0.67 Cleartext Password Storage

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    putty putty 0.67