Upstream information
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SCP command-line utility in PuTTY before 0.67 and KiTTY 0.66.6.3 and earlier allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted SCP-SINK file-size response to an SCP download request.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low | Medium |
| Authentication | None | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial |
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1453-1
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Mon Mar 7 23:54:48 2016CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:24:45 2025