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A vulnerability has been found in Simon Tatham PuTTY 0.59/0.60/0.61 (Connectivity Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 08/23/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at chiark.greenend.org.uk. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4607 since 11/29/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69438 (GLSA-201308-01 : PuTTY: Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69438), SecurityFocus (BID 51021†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34132†). Similar entries are available at VDB-132087, VDB-132088, VDB-132089 and VDB-142794.

Productinfo

Type

• Connectivity Software

Vendor

• Simon Tatham

Name

• PuTTY

Version

• 0.59
• 0.60
• 0.61

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69438
Nessus Name: GLSA-201308-01 : PuTTY: Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892736
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2736-1 (putty - several vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2011 🔍
12/12/2011 +13 days 🔍
12/12/2011 +0 days 🔍
12/27/2011 +15 days 🔍
08/22/2013 +604 days 🔍
08/23/2013 +1 days 🔍
08/23/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +578 days 🔍
01/04/2022 +2478 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: chiark.greenend.org.uk
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-4607 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 51021 - PuTTY SSH keyboard Interactive Authentication Password Information Disclosure Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 34132 - PuTTY 0.59-0.61 SSH Keyboard-Interactive Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 01/04/2022 11:26 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (57), 04/09/2017 01:09 PM (10), 01/04/2022 11:17 PM (3), 01/04/2022 11:26 PM (1)
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