CVE-2016-6167

Publication date 30 January 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
putty 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes


seth-arnold

Windows DLL troubles

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H