CVE-2017-6542

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6542
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-27 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:49:00 UTC
DescriptionThe ssh_agent_channel_data function in PuTTY before 0.68 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a large length value in an agent protocol message and leveraging the ability to connect to the Unix-domain socket representing the forwarded agent connection, which trigger a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Leap 42.1 All All All
Application Putty Putty All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PuTTY < 0.68 - 'ssh_agent_channel_data' Integer Overflow Heap Corruption - Linux dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
openSUSE-SU-2017:0741-1: moderate: Security update for putty SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
PuTTY vulnerability vuln-agent-fwd-overflow CONFIRM www.chiark.greenend.org.uk Patch, Vendor Advisory
git.tartarus.org Git - simon/putty.git/commitdiff git.tartarus.org
PuTTY 'ssh_agent_channel_data()' Function Integer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PuTTY: Buffer overflow (GLSA 201703-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PuTTY Integer Overflow in ssh_agent_channel_data Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges or Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
git.tartarus.org Git - simon/putty.git/commitdiff CONFIRM git.tartarus.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
FileZilla: Buffer overflow (GLSA 201706-09) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710495 Gentoo Linux PuTTY Buffer overflow Vulnerability (GLSA 201703-03)
  • 710542 Gentoo Linux FileZilla Buffer overflow Vulnerability (GLSA 201706-09)
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