Out-of-Bounds Affecting putty package, versions <0.62-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PUTTY-351072
  • published23 Aug 2013
  • disclosed23 Aug 2013

Introduced: 23 Aug 2013

CVE-2011-4607  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable putty to version 0.62-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream putty package and not the putty package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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