CVE-2003-0048

Summary

PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with access to memory to steal the SSH credentials.

Impact & exploitability

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

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txtPatch
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386492422014&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6724
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006014