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CVE-2003-0048

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with access to memory to steal the SSH credentials.

Affected products

• PuTTY: 0.48, 0.49, 0.53, 0.53b

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386492422014&w=2
• http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6724
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006014
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386492422014&w=2
• http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6724
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006014

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