CVE-2015-2157

N/A

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published3/27/2015

Last Modified4/12/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxfedoraproject:fedoraopensuse:opensuseputty:puttysimon_tatham:putty

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151790.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151839.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151933.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00032.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped-2.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3190(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/4(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/5(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72825(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151790.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151839.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151933.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00032.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped-2.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3190(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72825(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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