CVE-2002-1359
highpriority · attend · 78EPSS 0.802 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-16463PuTTy.exe 0.53 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-1788PuTTy.exe 0.53 - Validation Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- exploit/windows/ssh/putty_msg_debugPuTTY Buffer Overflowfunctional · metasploit
affected products (17)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6407enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10870enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5848enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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