TI-2003-00044 Aliases CVE-2003-0048 GHSA-vqgf-8h52-rhrp

PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext…

LOW 21Published 2003-02-01 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:::::::*	0.48	Vulnerable	PuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.49:::::::*	0.49	Vulnerable	PuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53:::::::*	0.53	Vulnerable	PuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53b:::::::*	0.53b	Vulnerable	PuTTY

cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.48 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.49 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53b Vulnerable ·PuTTY

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0048
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqgf-8h52-rhrp

References

Patch 1

http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt

Other 1

20030129 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 01.28.03: SSH2 Clients Insecurely Store Passwords

TI-2002-01283 Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle large packets or large fields… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
TI-2017-04321 The ssh_agent_channel_data function in PuTTY before 0.68 allows remote attackers to have… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-03565 PuTTY Ed25519 Signature ecc-ssh.c eddsa_verify signature verification CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
TI-2002-01281 Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle packets or data elements with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2004-00914 Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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