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.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1005812 | vdb entry |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-36.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5849 | vdb entry signature |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389665 | third party advisory us government resource |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10868 | vdb entry |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0110.html | mailing list |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6405 | vdb entry |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1005813 | vdb entry |