campuscodi , 2 months ago

PuTTY fixed a crypto bug that can be used in certain circumstances to expose private keys

It's a big deal because the bug can be used to connect to remote servers or fake commits in code repos

PuTTY versions from the last 8 years are all impacted

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/15/6

#infosec #cybersecurity #security