CVE-2013-4208
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-08-19 23:00
Modified
2024-08-06 16:38
Severity ?
Summary
The rsa_verify function in PuTTY before 0.63 (1) does not clear sensitive process memory after use and (2) does not free certain structures containing sensitive process memory, which might allow local users to discover private RSA and DSA keys.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00035.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54379Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54533
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2736
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00035.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/54379Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/54533
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2736
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/11
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