CVE-2002-1645

Exp

Buffer overflow in the URL catcher feature for SSH Secure Shell for Workstations client 3.1 to 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Published: 2002-11-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1645 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.87%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1645

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1645

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 2026-06-15 14.47% 7.87% -6.60%
2 2025-12-27 12.90% 14.47% +1.57%
3 2025-04-16 — 12.90% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1645

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-2002-1645

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2002-1645

Solution: SSH Secure Shell Windows client versions 3.1.5 and 3.2.2 the URL handling mechanism has been fixed so that the maximum URL length is checked and enforced.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1645

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ssh ssh2 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1645

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