CVE-2003-1119 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 12 Mar 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in SSH Secure Shell by sending malformed BER/DER packets.

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-2003-1119?

CVE-2003-1119 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SSH Secure Shell before 3.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed BER/DER packets.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1119?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ssh Secure Shell.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2003-1119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-94xm-wvmm-qp2g.