PuTTY SSH-2 Private Key Memory Leakage Vulnerability

CVE-2015-2157 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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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