CVE-2006-7162

Publication date 7 March 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
putty 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

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