Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle packets or data elements with incorrect length specifiers, which may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the SSHredder SSH protocol test suite
Published Dec 17, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.77%
Description
Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle packets or data elements with incorrect length specifiers, which may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the SSHredder SSH protocol test suite.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0a_for_windows
- 5.4.1
- 3.4.6
- 2.0
- 0.48
- 0.49
- 0.53
- 2.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.77% (0.09767) | 95.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.59% (0.09586) | 94.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 21.35% (0.21352) | 95.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 18.47% (0.18474) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.95% (0.15951) | 94.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 38.59% (0.38591) | 95.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.95% (0.15951) | 94.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 16.91% (0.16913) | 96.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2023 | 19.30% (0.19304) | 95.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 19.25% (0.19251) | 95.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 76.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389665 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6405 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10868 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5849 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389665 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6405 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10868 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5849 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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