DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7162

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7162

    Published: 7 Mar 2007Last Modified: 12 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2006-7162

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7162

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: putty

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/putty?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.59-1

    Affected versions

    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
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