CVE-2002-1360 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 17 Dec 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code by sending SSH strings with null characters, affecting SSH servers and clients.

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-2002-1360?

CVE-2002-1360 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1360?

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-2002-1360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1360 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-2002-1360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4h7v-2vgp-qh2w.