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CVE-2016-6167

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Putty beta 0.67 allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) UxTheme.dll or (2) ntmarta.dll file in the current working directory.

Published

2017-01-30T22:59:00.513

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	putty	putty	0.67	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538848/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036236 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538848/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036236 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)