CVE-2019-9896
PuTTY FTPRootElement Content Injection Vulnerability
Description
In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable.
INFO
Published Date :
March 21, 2019, 4:01 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 5, 2022, 8:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-9896 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9896
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-9896.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-9896 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-9896 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 05, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html Third Party Advisory https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-427 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html No Types Assigned https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.71 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-9896 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-9896
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile