---
cve: "CVE-2015-2157"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "58%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2015-03-27 14:59:05"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-11T07:41:07+02:00"
---

# CVE-2015-2157

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html>
- <http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151933.html>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72825>
- <http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3190>
- <http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151790.html>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/4>
- <http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped-2.html>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/5>
- <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00032.html>
- <http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151839.html>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2015-2157) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_