Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco IOS SSH

CVE-2002-1024

Summary

The vulnerability within Cisco IOS versions 12.0 to 12.2 relates to the SSH implementation, where remote attackers can exploit a flaw in the handling of large packets. This can lead to excessive CPU consumption, resulting in a denial of service condition. Attackers can use specially crafted packets that exploit the SSH CRC32 attack detection overflow. Network administrators should be aware of this vulnerability to implement necessary protective measures.

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