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PuTTY SSH2 authentication password persistence weakness

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Determine PuTTY version Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment PuTTY is a free SSH client. It has been reported that this version does not safely handle password information. As a result, a local user may be able to recover authentication passwords. Solution : Upgrade to the newest version of PuTTY Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 6724 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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