CVE-2004-1440
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the modpow function in PuTTY before 0.55 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SSH2 packet with a base argument that is larger than the
02 Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the modpow function in PuTTY before 0.55 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SSH2 packet with a base argument that is larger than the
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-02-13 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-02-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a1e832aedbaa6ebd188a52385d7fe9e2cd864c09529939d3d3f99212a7b8f13b
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200408-04http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-04.xml
- www.chiark.greenend.org.ukhttp://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
- www.securityfocus.com10850http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10850
- secunia.com12212http://secunia.com/advisories/12212/
- www.chiark.greenend.org.ukhttp://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-modpow.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.computty-code-execution(16885)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16885
- marc.info20040804 CORE-2004-0705: Vulnerabilities in PuTTY and PSCPhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109167869528138&w=2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- putty Fixed in 0.56-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- putty Fixed in 0.56-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- putty Fixed in 0.56-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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