Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118083
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	PuTTY < 0.75 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	PuTTY is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: PuTTY is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Remote servers are allowed to cause a denial of service (Windows GUI hang) by telling the PuTTY window to change its title repeatedly at high speed, which results in many SetWindowTextA or SetWindowTextW calls. Affected Software/OS: PuTTY before version 0.75. Solution: Update to version 0.75 or later. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-33500 https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/puttydos.html https://github.com/ssh-mitm/ssh-mitm-plugins/blob/main/ssh_mitm_plugins/ssh/putty_dos.py https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
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