CVE-2006-7162 Information

Description

PuTTY 0.59 and earlier uses weak file permissions for (1) ppk files containing private keys generated by puttygen and (2) session logs created by putty which allows local users to gain sensitive information by reading these files.

Reference

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804 http://secunia.com/advisories/24381