CVE-2002-1360

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—

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.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 10

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 6.14%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
Score date: 10/2/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (7)

Cisco — IOS Fissh — SSH Client Intersoft — Securenetterm Netcomposite — Shellguard SSH Pragma Systems — Secureshell Putty — Putty Winscp — Winscp

CWEs

CWE-20

References

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