Vulnerability Details CVE-2011-4607
PuTTY 0.59 through 0.61 does not clear sensitive process memory when managing user replies that occur during keyboard-interactive authentication, which might allow local users to read login passwords by obtaining access to the process' memory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 17.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/499
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/500
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/password-not-wiped.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/499
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/500
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/password-not-wiped.html