CVE-2002-1359 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 80.2% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle large packets or large fields, which may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow attacks, as demonstrated by the SSHredder SSH protocol test suite.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 80.23% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | ios |
| fissh | ssh client |
| intersoft | securenetterm |
| netcomposite | shellguard ssh |
| pragma systems | secureshell |
| putty | putty |
| winscp | winscp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PuTTy.exe 0.53 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-06-15 |
| exploit-db | PuTTy.exe 0.53 - Validation Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2006-05-15 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6407
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10870
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5848
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6407
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10870
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5848
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