VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-1359

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability80.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-12-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references