vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-14002: Observable Discrepancy
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 29, 2020 | Oct 22, 2020 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 29, 2020
Added
Oct 22, 2020
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
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).
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-putty
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