# CVE-2002-0575: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can exploit a buffer overflow in OpenSSH with Kerberos/AFS enabled to gain elevated privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-685f-rgr9-34mg

## What is CVE-2002-0575?

CVE-2002-0575 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in OpenSSH, published on 2 Apr 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in OpenSSH before 2.9.9, and 3.x before 3.2.1, with Kerberos/AFS support and KerberosTgtPassing or AFSTokenPassing enabled, allows remote and local authenticated users to gain privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0575?

It affects 1 product.


Products: OpenSSH.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0575 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0575 exists.

Public exploit code:

- OpenSSH 2.x/3.x - Kerberos 4 TGT/AFS Token Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenSSH

- [CVE-2003-0786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0786/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0693/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0640/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0144/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0999/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0575 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0575 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in OpenSSH, published on 2 Apr 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0575 exists.

Affected product: OpenSSH. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0575/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0575/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0575
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0575
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0575

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0575/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.