CVE-2016-6167 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2017-01-30

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.67:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7101	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00119.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538848/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036236
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.html

History

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Subscriptions

Putty Putty

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-30T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.594Z

Reserved: 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6167

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-30T22:59:00.513

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6167

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-426

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