PT-2002-2283 · Ssh2 · Ssh2

Published 2002-12-17 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2002-1360

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SSH2 servers and clients (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue arises from improper handling of strings containing null characters in SSH2 servers and clients. This occurs when the string length is specified by a length field, potentially leading to a denial of service or possibly allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The problem is related to the use of null-terminated strings, commonly implemented in languages like C.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1360

Affected Products

Ssh2

References · 6

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1360 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5797 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813 · Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html · Note