Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6167 (CCN-114735)

Assigned:2016-07-05
Published:2016-07-05
Updated:2022-05-01
Summary:Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Putty beta 0.67 allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) UxTheme.dll or (2) ntmarta.dll file in the current working directory.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-426
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6167

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 5 Jul 2016 07:41:41 GMT
Putty (beta 0.67) DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: PuTTY Web site
PuTTY: a free SSH and Telnet client

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
20160706 Re: Putty (beta 0.67) DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1036236

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
putty-ntmarta-dll-code-exec(114735)

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [07-01-2016]
Putty Beta 0.67 DLL Hijacking

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.html

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

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

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20166167000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6167 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - negligible.
    2017-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20166167000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6167 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - negligible.
    2017-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166167000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6167 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    2017-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201661670000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6167 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    2017-01-30
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