High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6167

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.

Affected products

Putty/Putty2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.67:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.67:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = beta 0.67

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/137742/Putty-Beta-0.67-DLL-Hijacking.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538848/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036236nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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