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CVE-2003-0048
PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.38%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20030129 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 01.28.03: SSH2 Clients Insecurely Store Passwords (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1006014 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 6724 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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