CVE-2017-6542: The ssh_agent_channel_data function in PuTTY before 0.68 allows remote ...

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.8

The ssh_agent_channel_data function in PuTTY before 0.68 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a large length value in an agent protocol message and leveraging the ability to connect to the Unix-domain socket representing the forwarded agent connection, which trigger a buffer overflow.