DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4208

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4208
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4208.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4208
Upstream
Published
2013-08-19T23:55:08Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:26:07Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

filezilla

Package

Name
filezilla
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/filezilla?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

putty

Package

Name
putty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/putty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12

filezilla

Package

Name
filezilla
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/filezilla?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

putty

Package

Name
putty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/putty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13

filezilla

Package

Name
filezilla
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/filezilla?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

putty

Package

Name
putty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/putty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14

filezilla

Package

Name
filezilla
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/filezilla?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

putty

Package

Name
putty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/putty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}