CVE-2000-0537

Exp

BRU backup software allows local users to append data to arbitrary files by specifying an alternate configuration file with the BRUEXECLOG environmental variable.

Published: 2000-06-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0537 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0537

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19999 exploit_db edb 2000-06-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0537

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-31 0.15% 0.40% +0.25%
2 2025-03-30 0.22% 0.15% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 0.22%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0537

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0537

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0537

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tolis_group bru 15.1 cpe:2.3:a:tolis_group:bru:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tolis_group bru 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:tolis_group:bru:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0537

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