CVE-2011-4607
N/A
Published: August 23, 2013 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPuTTY
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/password-not-wiped.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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