Vulnerability Details : CVE-2002-1359

Public exploit exists!
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.
Published 2002-12-23 05:00:00
Updated 2025-04-03 01:03:51
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2002-1359

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1359

EPSS FAQ
80.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2002-1359

  • PuTTY Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2002-12-16
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/ssh/putty_msg_debug
    This module exploits a buffer overflow in the PuTTY SSH client that is triggered through a validation error in SSH.c. This vulnerability affects versions 0.53 and earlier. Authors: - MC <mc@metasploit.com>

CVSS scores for CVE-2002-1359

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2002-1359

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2002-1359

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