CVE-2011-4607
EPSS 0.06%
Description
PuTTY 0.59 through 0.61 does not clear sensitive process memory when managing user replies that occur during keyboard-interactive authentication, which might allow local users to read login passwords by obtaining access to the process' memory.
How to fix CVE-2011-4607
To remediate CVE-2011-4607, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/putty—upgrade to 0.62-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-4607 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.62-1