CVE-2002-1357 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on SSH servers and clients by sending packets with incorrect length specifiers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1357?
CVE-2002-1357 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 17 Dec 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle packets or data elements with incorrect length specifiers, which may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the SSHredder SSH protocol test suite.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1357?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Cisco Ios, Fissh Ssh Client, Intersoft Securenetterm, Netcomposite Shellguard Ssh, Pragma Systems Secureshell, Putty Putty and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fjq-9whp-5fvh.