CVE-2015-2157
CVE-2015-2157
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
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.
EPSS 0.6% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
putty Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.63-10
Update to 0.63-10
putty Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.63-10
Update to 0.63-10
putty Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.63-10
Update to 0.63-10
putty Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 0.63-1
- 0.63-2
- 0.63-3
- 0.63-4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.63-4ubuntu0.1
Update to 0.63-4ubuntu0.1
Original sources
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151933.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72825
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3190
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151790.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/4
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped-2.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00032.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151839.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2157