CVE-2002-1357 | PuTTY 0.48/0.49/0.53 Length memory corruption (VU#389665 / Nessus ID 48968)
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in PuTTY 0.48/0.49/0.53. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Length Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1357. The attack can be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.