CVE-2004-1440

Published Feb 13, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
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 mod argument, which causes the modpow function to write memory before the beginning of its buffer, and (2) remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large bignum during authentication.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-1437 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 mod argument, which causes the modpow function to write memory before the beginning of its buffer, and (2) remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large bignum during authentication.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:53 AM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:07 PM