CVE-2013-4208
N/A
Published: August 19, 2013 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPuTTYPutty
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The rsa_verify function in PuTTY before 0.63 (1) does not clear sensitive process memory after use and (2) does not free certain structures containing sensitive process memory, which might allow local users to discover private RSA and DSA keys.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/54379x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2736Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/11Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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