CVE catalog
CVE-2003-0048
putty: CVE-2003-0048
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | putty | sid | 0.85-3 | fixed |
| Debian | putty | forky | 0.85-3 | fixed |
| Debian | putty | trixie | 0.83-3 | fixed |
| Debian | putty | bookworm | 0.78-2+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | putty | bookworm-security | 0.78-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | putty | source | sid | 0.53-b-2003-01-04-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | putty | source | forky | 0.53-b-2003-01-04-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | putty | source | trixie | 0.53-b-2003-01-04-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | putty | source | bookworm | 0.53-b-2003-01-04-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [pterm]Fixed
Source package: [putty]
Details (4)
0.78-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
- [putty]Fixed
Details (4)
0.78-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
- [putty-doc]Fixed
Source package: [putty]
Details (4)
0.78-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
- [putty-tools]Fixed
Source package: [putty]
Details (4)
0.78-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
0.78-2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · bookworm; dsa · putty · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [pterm]Fixed
Source package: [putty]
Details (2)
0.83-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
0.83-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
- [putty]Fixed
Details (2)
0.83-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
0.83-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
- [putty-doc]Fixed
Source package: [putty]
Details (2)
0.83-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
0.83-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
- [putty-tools]Fixed
Source package: [putty]
Details (2)
0.83-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
0.83-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.53-b-2003-01-04-1dsa · putty · debian · 13
Observed: