DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2157

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2157
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2157.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2157
Downstream
Published
2015-03-27T14:59:05Z
Modified
2026-09-01T16:04:00Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / putty

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2157.json"

Debian:13 / putty

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2157.json"

Debian:14 / putty

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2157.json"