Critical severity · published Oct 1, 2019
CVE-2019-17067
PuTTY before 0.73 on Windows improperly opens port-forwarding listening sockets, which allows attackers to listen on the same port to steal an incoming connection
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
PuTTY before 0.73 on Windows improperly opens port-forwarding listening sockets, which allows attackers to listen on the same port to steal an incoming connection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PU
Putty · Putty
before 0.73 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17067
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17067
Mailing List
https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2019/000029.html
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191127-0003/
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