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CVE-2013-4208

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.

Published

2013-08-19T23:55:08.833

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application putty putty 0.45 Yes
Application putty putty 0.46 Yes
Application putty putty 0.47 Yes
Application putty putty 0.48 Yes
Application putty putty 0.49 Yes
Application putty putty 0.50 Yes
Application putty putty 0.51 Yes
Application putty putty 0.52 Yes
Application putty putty 0.53b Yes
Application putty putty 0.54 Yes
Application putty putty 0.55 Yes
Application putty putty 0.56 Yes
Application putty putty 0.57 Yes
Application putty putty 0.58 Yes
Application putty putty 0.59 Yes
Application putty putty 0.60 Yes
Application putty putty 0.61 Yes
Application simon_tatham putty ≤ 0.62 Yes
Application simon_tatham putty 0.53 Yes
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