CVE-2006-7162

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    CVE-2006-7162

    Published: 7 Mar 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: PuTTY 0.59 and earlier uses weak file permissions for (1) ppk files containing private keys generated by puttygen and (2) session logs created by putty, which allows local users to gain sensitive information by reading these files.

    References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804, http://secunia.com/advisories/24381, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804

    Affected packages

    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