CVE-2003-0048
PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0048- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0048- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0044 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0044- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqgf-8h52-rhrp No score
PuTTY 0.53b and earlier does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vqgf-8h52-rhrp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0048- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0048 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0048- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0048 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Putty, published February 1, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in putty 0.53-b-2003-01-04-1.