CVE-2005-0467

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2005-0467

To remediate CVE-2005-0467, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/putty—upgrade to 0.57-1 or later

Is CVE-2005-0467 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 0.57-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0467