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Putty Modpow integer handling

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Putty Modpow integer handling detection

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

PuTTY is a free SSH client. There is a flaw in this version of putty
which would permit a remote attacker to remotely execute code on the
target machine.

Solution : Upgrade to the newest version of PuTTY.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10850

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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