Description
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.
Published: 2003-02-01
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0044 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.440Z

Reserved: 2003-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0048

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Status : Modified

Published: 2003-02-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0048

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