CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0467

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl
7.5
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) sftp_pkt_getstring and (2) fxp_readdir_recv functions in the PSFTP and PSCP clients for PuTTY 0.56, and possibly earlier versions, allow remote malicious web sites to execute arbitrary code via SFTP responses that corrupt the heap after insufficient memory has been allocated.

How to fix

Remediation Available
puttyDebian
Fixed in:0.57-1CVE-2005-0467
Fixed in:0.57-1CVE-2005-0467
Fixed in:0.57-1CVE-2005-0467
Fixed in:0.57-1CVE-2005-0467

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days
89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.