CVE-2002-1359 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2002-1359

Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle large...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ios, ssh client, securenetterm, shellguard ssh, secureshell, putty, winscp
Vulnerable Versions:
12.0s, 12.0st, 12.1e, 12.1ea, 12.1t, 12.2, 12.2s, 12.2t, 1.0a_for_windows, 5.4.1, 3.4.6, 2.0, 0.48, 0.49, 0.53, 2.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 17th, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.