CVE-2002-1512 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

xbru in BRU Workstation 17.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the xbru_dscheck.dd temporary file.

Published: 2003-03-18

Score: 6.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tolis_group:bru:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1495	xbru in BRU Workstation 17.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the xbru_dscheck.dd temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00397.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0154.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10101.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5708

History

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Subscriptions

Tolis Group Bru

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-03-18T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:26:28.677Z

Reserved: 2003-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1512

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-1512

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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