CVE-2002-1359 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle lar)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1359 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-12-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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