CVE-2011-4607 (GCVE-0-2011-4607)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-08-23 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:04
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Summary
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.
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