Application Hijack vulnerability in Putty by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable - CVE-2019-9896| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:53581 | Date: (C)2019-06-19 (M)2023-03-13 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Putty before 0.71 and is prone to an application hijack vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle a malicious help file. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to hijack the application.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
