MGASA-2020-0358

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
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CVE-2020-14002
Published: 02 Sept 2020, 08:01
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 04:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Sept 2020, 08:01
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 04:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated putty package fixes security vulnerability PuTTY 0.68 through 0.73 has an Observable Discrepancy leading to an information leak in the algorithm negotiation. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to target initial connection attempts (where no host key for the server has been cached by the client) (CVE-2020-14002).

Affected Systems

  • mageia•putty

    < 0.74-1.mga7

References (4)