CVE-2017-6542
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Summary
The 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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97156
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42137/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-03
- https://git.tartarus.org/?p=simon/putty.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4ff22863d895cb7ebfced4cf923a012a614adaa8
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038067
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-agent-fwd-overflow.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-03/msg00055.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-09
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97156
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42137/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-03
- https://git.tartarus.org/?p=simon/putty.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4ff22863d895cb7ebfced4cf923a012a614adaa8
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038067
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-agent-fwd-overflow.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-03/msg00055.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-09
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