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 allow local users to read login passwords by obtaining access to the process' memory.

🔗 References (6)

• secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/499
• secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/500
• secalert@redhathttp://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/password-not-wiped.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/499
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/500
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/password-not-wiped.html