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CVE-2002-1360

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2002-1360 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from cisco, from fissh, from intersoft and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2002, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2002-12-23T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.0s	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.0st	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.1e	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.1ea	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.1t	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.2	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.2s	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.2t	Yes
Application	fissh	ssh_client	1.0a_for_windows	Yes
Application	intersoft	securenetterm	5.4.1	Yes
Application	netcomposite	shellguard_ssh	3.4.6	Yes
Application	pragma_systems	secureshell	2.0	Yes
Application	putty	putty	0.48	Yes
Application	putty	putty	0.49	Yes
Application	putty	putty	0.53	Yes
Application	winscp	winscp	2.0.0	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813 ([email protected])
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5797 ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5797 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.