CVE-2015-2157
N/A
Published: March 27, 2015 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraopenSUSE
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
The (1) ssh2_load_userkey and (2) ssh2_save_userkey functions in PuTTY 0.51 through 0.63 do not properly wipe SSH-2 private keys from memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151790.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151839.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151933.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00032.html
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151790.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151839.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151933.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00032.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped-2.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3190Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/4Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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