PuTTY Releases Security Update

PuTTY have released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in the PuTTYSSH client.

Threat ID:: CC-2985
Category:
Threat Severity:: Low
Threat Vector:
Published:: 20 March 2019 12:00 AM

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Summary

PuTTY have released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in the PuTTYSSH client.

Threat details

A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit some or all of these vulnerabilities to extract sensitiveness information, take control of a PuTTY session or cause a local denial-of-service condition.

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	Users and administrators are encouraged to review the PuTTY Advisory and apply the necessary updates.

Last edited: 14 February 2020 2:46 pm