CVE-2011-4607 describes a memory management flaw in PuTTY versions 0.59 through 0.61, where sensitive user replies during keyboard-interactive authentication are not properly cleared from process memory. This vulnerability carries a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially allowing an attacker with local access to read login passwords. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.59CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.61CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.