CVE-2002-0333

Exp

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: 2002-06-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0333 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.63%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0333

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21310 exploit_db edb 2002-02-27 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0333

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.77% 2.63% -0.14%
2 2025-12-01 1.78% 2.77% +0.99%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.78% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0333

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0333

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0333

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xtell xtell 1.91.1 cpe:2.3:a:xtell:xtell:1.91.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xtell xtell 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:xtell:xtell:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0333

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