UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2157

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2157
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2157.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2157
Upstream
Published
2015-03-27T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:20Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The (1) ssh2loaduserkey and (2) ssh2saveuserkey 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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / putty

Package

Name
putty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/putty@0.63-4ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.63-4ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.63-1
0.63-2
0.63-3
0.63-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "pterm",
            "binary_version": "0.63-4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "putty",
            "binary_version": "0.63-4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "putty-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.63-4ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}