CVE-2011-4607: PuTTY 0.59 through 0.61 does not clear sensitive process memory when managing user replies that occur during keyboard-interactive authentication, which might…

PriorityP46low2.1CVSS 2.0

AVLACLAuNCPINAN

EPSS

0.41%

33.1th percentile

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.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	putty	< putty 0.62-1 (bookworm)	putty 0.62-1 (bookworm)
putty	putty	—	—
putty	putty	—	—
putty	putty	—	—
putty	putty	>= 0 < 0.62-1	0.62-1
putty	putty	>= 0 < 0.62-1	0.62-1
putty	putty	>= 0 < 0.62-1	0.62-1
putty	putty	>= 0 < 0.62-1	0.62-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

osv2.1LOW

vendor_debian2.1LOW

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