CVE-2003-0048

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Published Feb 1, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.49:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53b:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.381% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386492422014&w=2
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6724
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006014

History

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Subscriptions

Putty Putty

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 1, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Jan 28, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 19, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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