Description
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 10.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109889312917613&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12987/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13012/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17214
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002414
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002416
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11549Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17886
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109889312917613&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12987/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13012/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17214
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002414
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002416
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11549Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17886
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 10, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified