Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SCP command-line utility in PuTTY before 0.67 and KiTTY 0.66.6.3 and earlier allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted SCP-SINK file-size response to an SCP download request.
Exploits (1)
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00131.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035257
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84296
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-pscp-sink-sscanf.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-2563
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/22
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.2863
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
9bis/kitty
< 0.66.6.3
simon_tatham/putty
< 0.66
Published
Apr 07, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026