CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The (1) ssh2_load_userkey and (2) ssh2_save_userkey functions in PuTTY 0.51
through 0.63 do not properly wipe SSH-2 private keys from memory, which
allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory.