CVE-2003-0048

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.6
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.077

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
update putty 0.53b to latest versionWindows
update putty 0.53b (x64) to latest versionWindows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-337645PuTTY (0.81)
PATCH-337646PuTTY (x64) (0.81)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234