CVE-2002-1512 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in BRU Workstation 17.0, specifically within the xbru component. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on the xbru_dscheck.dd temporary file, allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a high impact with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, but requires high attack complexity and local access. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-21793) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| 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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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