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.

Published: 2002-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1360 is rated High Risk (70.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.13%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1360

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-07-26 4.15% 4.13% -0.03%
2 2025-03-30 13.38% 4.15% -9.22%
3 2025-03-29 — 13.38% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1360

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1360

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-1360

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2002-1360 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openssh), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1360

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1360

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco ios 12.0s cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.0st cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0st:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.1e cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.1ea cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1ea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.1t cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.2s cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.2t cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fissh ssh_client 1.0a_for_windows cpe:2.3:a:fissh:ssh_client:1.0a_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intersoft securenetterm 5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:intersoft:securenetterm:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netcomposite shellguard_ssh 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:netcomposite:shellguard_ssh:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pragma_systems secureshell 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pragma_systems:secureshell:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
putty putty 0.48 cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
putty putty 0.49 cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
putty putty 0.53 cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
winscp winscp 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1360

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