CVE-2002-0333 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in xtell (xtelld) 1.91.1 and earlier, and 2.x before 2.7, allows remote attackers to read files with short names, and local users to read more files using a symlink with a short name, via a .. in the TTY argument.

Published: 2002-05-03

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xtell:xtell:1.91.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xtell:xtell:2.6.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0330	Directory traversal vulnerability in xtell (xtelld) 1.91.1 and earlier, and 2.x before 2.7, allows remote attackers to read files with short names, and local users to read more files using a symlink with a short name, via a .. in the TTY argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02773.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101494896516467&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-121
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8313.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4194

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-05-03T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:42:29.070Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0333

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0333

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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