CVE-2002-0244 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can escape the chroot jail in AtheOS via directory traversal in the chdir function, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the filesystem.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0244?
CVE-2002-0244 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atheos Atheos.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2002-0244 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0244 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24q4-rxhj-p299.