Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CVE-2019-9898

High

9.8/10

Summary

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

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: NETWORK
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values

The software uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers.

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Mar 21, 2019