CVE-2002-1512

BRU Workstation 17.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1512. PoCs published by prophecy.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in BRU's xbru utility to overwrite arbitrary files, including system-critical files like /etc/passwd, by manipulating temporary files. The attack relies on the utility being run by a privileged user (e.g., root).

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by prophecy · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21793

This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in BRU's xbru utility to overwrite arbitrary files, including system-critical files like /etc/passwd, by manipulating temporary files. The attack relies on the utility being run by a privileged user (e.g., root).

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: BRU (Backup and Restore Utility) by The Tolis Group
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · BRU utility installed · xbru utility executed by a privileged user
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5708
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10101.php
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0154.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0079
EPSS Percentile 52.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
tolis_group/bru 17.0
Published Apr 02, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026