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
Published Aug 19, 2013
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.45
- 0.46
- 0.47
- 0.48
- 0.49
- 0.50
- 0.51
- 0.52
- 0.53b
- 0.54
- 0.55
- 0.56
- 0.57
- 0.58
- 0.59
- 0.60
- 0.61
- ≤ 0.62
- 0.53
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 30.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54379 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54533 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2736 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00035.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54379 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54533 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2736 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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