CVE-2002-0244 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the chroot function of AtheOS 0.3.7, allowing attackers to escape the chroot jail. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.5, permits unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts by using ".." in the chdir pathname argument. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or currently active on the Hot List, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atheos:atheos:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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