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.
EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Putty
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
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.