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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-08-19T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.962Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-4208

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-08-19T23:55:08.833

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:55:07.970

Link: CVE-2013-4208

cve-icon Redhat

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