CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1360

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle strings with null characters when the string length is specified by a length field. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service or introduce malicious code, posing a serious security threat to systems using SSH2.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update SSH2 servers and clients to the latest versions that fix the handling of null character strings and to conduct a security audit of the systems.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle strings with null characters in them when the string length is specified by a length field, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code due to interactions with the use of null-terminated strings as implemented using languages such as C, as demonstrated by the SSHredder SSH protocol test suite.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS