Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-0046 (CCN-11197)

Assigned:2003-01-28
Published:2003-01-28
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 client does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with access to memory to steal the SSH credentials.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0046

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0047

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0048

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20030129 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 01.28.03: SSH2 Clients Insecurely Store Passwords

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1006010
VanDyke SecureCRT SSH2 Client Software Access Control Bug May Disclose Passwords to Local Users Via Memory

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1006011
VanDyke SecureFX SSH2 Client Software Access Control Bug May Disclose Passwords to Local Users Via Memory

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1006012
VanDyke Entunnel SSH2 Client Software Access Control Bug May Disclose Passwords to Local Users Via Memory

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1006013
AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 Client Software Access Control Bug May Disclose Passwords to Local Users Via Memory

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1006014
PuTTY SSH2 Client Software Access Control Bug May Disclose Passwords to Local Users Via Memory

Source: CCN
Type: Celestial Software Web site
Celestial Software (maker of the AbsoluteTelnet SSH terminal client)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.celestialsoftware.net/telnet/beta_software.html

Source: CCN
Type: PuTTY Web site
PuTTY: a free Win32 telnet/ssh client

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
7686

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7685
Van Dyke SSH2 Client Memory Logon Credential Leak

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7686
AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 Client Memory Logon Credential Leak

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7687
PuTTY SSH2 Client Memory Logon Credential Leak

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7688
WinSCP Client Memory Logon Credential Leak

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6724
Putty SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
6725

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6725
Celestial Software AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6726
Van Dyke SecureCRT SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6727
Van Dyke Software SecureFX SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6728
Van Dyke Software Entunnel SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6732
WinSCP SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1006013

Source: CCN
Type: VanDyke Software Web site
VanDyke Software

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ssh-plaintext-passwords(11197)

Source: CCN
Type: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 01.28.03
SSH2 Clients Insecurely Store Passwords

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:celestial_software:absolutetelnet:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.53b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:winscp:winscp:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    celestial_software absolutetelnet 2.11
    putty putty 0.53b
    winscp winscp 2.2