ghsa-cmw5-crx2-gx7r
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:18
Modified
2022-05-14 01:18
Details

The (1) ssh2_load_userkey and (2) ssh2_save_userkey functions in PuTTY 0.51 through 0.63 do not properly wipe SSH-2 private keys from memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-2157"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-03-27T14:59:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "The (1) ssh2_load_userkey and (2) ssh2_save_userkey functions in PuTTY 0.51 through 0.63 do not properly wipe SSH-2 private keys from memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory.",
  "id": "GHSA-cmw5-crx2-gx7r",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:18:14Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:18:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2157"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151790.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151839.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151933.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00032.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped-2.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3190"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72825"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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