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CVE-2002-0244

Directory traversal vulnerability in chroot function in AtheOS 0.3.7 allows attackers to escape...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in chroot function in AtheOS 0.3.7 allows attackers to escape the jail via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname argument to chdir.

Exploit likelihood

2.86%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in chroot function in AtheOS 0.3.7 allows attackers to escape the jail via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname argument to chdir.

Record
CVE-2002-0244
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in chroot function in AtheOS 0.3.7 allows attackers to escape the jail via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname argument to chdir.

Record
CVE-2002-0244
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0241 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in chroot function in AtheOS 0.3.7 allows attackers to escape the jail via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname argument to chdir.

Record
EUVD-2002-0241
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24q4-rxhj-p299 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in chroot function in AtheOS 0.3.7 allows attackers to escape...

Directory traversal vulnerability in chroot function in AtheOS 0.3.7 allows attackers to escape the jail via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname argument to chdir.

Record
GHSA-24q4-rxhj-p299
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAtheOS 0.3.7 - Change Root Directory Escaping2002-02-07

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-0244 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Atheos, published May 3, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.86%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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