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TI-2013-03680 Aliases CVE-2013-4208GHSA-gpf3-9fhm-cfpr

The rsa_verify function in PuTTY before 0.63 (1) does not clear sensitive process memory…

Priority LOW 11CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The rsa_verify function in PuTTY before 0.63 (1) does not clear sensitive process memory after use and (2) does not free certain structures containing sensitive process memory, which might allow local users to discover private RSA and DSA keys.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00389 33rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.45VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.46VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.47VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.48VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.49VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.50VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.51VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.52VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.53bVulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.54VulnerablePuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.45 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.46 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.47 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:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.51 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.52 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53b Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.54 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.55VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.56VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.57VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.58VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.59VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.60VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.61VulnerablePuTTY
cpe:2.3:a:simon_tatham:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.62VulnerableSimon Tatham
cpe:2.3:a:simon_tatham:putty:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.53VulnerableSimon Tatham
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.56 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.57 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.58 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.60 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.61 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:simon_tatham:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.62 Vulnerable ·Simon Tatham
  • cpe:2.3:a:simon_tatham:putty:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53 Vulnerable ·Simon Tatham

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4208
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpf3-9fhm-cfpr

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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