CVE-2013-4208

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.063

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
update putty 0.62 to latest versionWindows
update putty 0.62 (x64) to latest versionWindows
putty security update(DSA-3409-1) putty_0.62-9+deb7u3_i386.debLinux

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