CVE-2016-6167

high

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Putty beta 0.67 allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) UxTheme.dll or (2) ntmarta.dll file in the current working directory.

References

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.html

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-7101

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036236

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538848/100/0/threaded

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-30

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00752