{"cve":"CVE-2013-4208","nvd":{"published":"2013-08-19T23:55:08.833","modified":"2026-06-16T23:56:49.090","status":"Modified","description":"The rsa_verify function in PuTTY before 0.63 (1) does not clear sensitive process memory after use and (2) does not free certain structures containing sensitive process memory, which might allow local users to discover private RSA and DSA keys.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00035.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/54379","http://secunia.com/advisories/54533","http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/private-key-not-wiped.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2736"],"products":["putty:putty","simon_tatham:putty"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-4208","score":0.00389,"percentile":0.32986,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}