SB2019040830 - Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in putty (Alpine package)



SB2019040830 - Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in putty (Alpine package)

Published: April 8, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019040830
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9898)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Potential recycling of random numbers used in cryptography exists within PuTTY before 0.71.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.