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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0003
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0003)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'putty' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0003 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'putty' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0003 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated putty package fixes security vulnerabilities:

Two separate vulnerabilities affecting the obsolete SSH-1 protocol, both
available before host key checking.

Vulnerability in all the SSH client tools (PuTTY, Plink, PSFTP, and PSCP)
if a malicious program can impersonate Pageant.

Crash in GSSAPI / Kerberos key exchange triggered if the server provided
an ordinary SSH host key as part of the exchange.

Insufficient handling of terminal escape sequences, that should delimit
the pasted data in bracketed paste mode (CVE-2019-17068).

Possible information leak caused by SSH-1 disconnection messages
(CVE-2019-17069).

The putty package has been updated to version 0.73, fixing these issues
and other bugs.

Affected Software/OS:
'putty' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2019-17068
https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2019/000029.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2276 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00021.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2277 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00020.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2292 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00030.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-17069
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00016.html
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