Vulnerability in Putty
CVE-2019-17068
PuTTY before 0.73 mishandles the "bracketed paste mode" protection mechanism, which may allow a session to be affected by malicious clipboard content.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Putty
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2019/000029.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00030.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191127-0003/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17068?
- CVE-2019-17068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Putty, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-01.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17068?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.