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    CVE-2016-6167

    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:Jan 30, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 30, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00119
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Putty
    Product
    Putty

    Exploits

    https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.htmlhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.html

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High