CVE-2005-0467

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Multiple integer overflows in the (1) sftp_pkt_getstring and (2) fxp_readdir_recv functions in the PSFTP and PSCP client

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) sftp_pkt_getstring and (2) fxp_readdir_recv functions in the PSFTP and PSCP clients for PuTTY 0.56, and possibly earlier versions, allow remote malicious web sites to execute arbitrary code via SFTP responses that corrupt the heap after insufficient memory has been allocated.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01973

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Affected Products & Versions

putty<= 0.56

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7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD21 Feb 2005 · 05:00 AM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://secunia.com/advisories/14333PatchVendor Advisory

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/wishlist/vuln-sftp-readdir.htmlVendor Advisory

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-sftp-string.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-28.xmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=201&type=vulnerabilitiesPatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19403

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