- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3409-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso December 01, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : putty CVE ID : CVE-2015-5309 A memory-corrupting integer overflow in the handling of the ECH (erase characters) control sequence was discovered in PuTTY's terminal emulator. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to mount a denial of service or potentially to execute arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.62-9+deb7u3. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.63-10+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.66-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.66-1. We recommend that you upgrade your putty packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3409-1: putty security update
A memory-corrupting integer overflow in the handling of the ECH (erase characters) control sequence was discovered in PuTTY's terminal emulator. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to mount a denial of service or potentially to execute arbitrary code.
