CVE-2002-1512 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 18 Mar 2003 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file in BRU Workstation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-1512?

CVE-2002-1512 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1512?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tolis Group Bru.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1512?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2002-1512 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1512 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m22h-f8jw-65vm.