CVE-2003-0048 in PuTTY

Summary

PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with access to memory to steal the SSH credentials.

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• Disclosure: 02/19/2003
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-20136 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-200 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.00077
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0048
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0048
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2003-0048/