--- title: "CVE-2006-7162\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-7162?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2006-7162 Publication date 7 March 2007 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## 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 Show unmaintained releases | 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 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-7162) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7162) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-7162) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7162) ### Other references *