CVE-2002-0210 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in TOLIS Group Backup and Restore Utility (BRU) version 17.0. The 'setlicense' utility is susceptible to a symlink attack, allowing a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating the /tmp/brutest.$$ temporary file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring local access and low attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV or Hot List, exploit code for this specific vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tolis_group:bru:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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