| Name | CVE-2019-9896 |
| Description | In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| putty (PTS) | buster | 0.70-6 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 0.74-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 0.78-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 0.80-1 | fixed |
| sid | 0.81-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| putty | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- putty <not-affected> (Only affects PuTTY specific on Windows)