CVE-2013-4208

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2013-4208
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2013-08-19T23:55:08
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-21T17:04:58
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:simon_tatham:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 0.62
cpe:2.3:a:simon_tatham:putty:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2736
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/11
http://secunia.com/advisories/54379 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00035.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/54533
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4208
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4208
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:46:19 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 19:23:36 2013-08-19T23:55Z 2013-08-19T23:55:08 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 19:23:36 2019-03-21T17:04:58 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 19:23:36 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated