CVE-2011-4607
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 23, 2013
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 29, 2011
Description
PuTTY 0.59 through 0.61 does not clear sensitive process memory when managing user replies that occur during keyboard-interactive authentication, which might allow local users to read login passwords by obtaining access to the process' memory.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20111212 Re: CVE request: putty does not wipe keyboard-interactive replies from memory after authenticationmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20111212 CVE request: putty does not wipe keyboard-interactive replies from memory after authenticationmailing-list
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/password-not-wiped.html
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