CVE-2003-0048 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials fro)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0048 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-02-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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