CVE-2002-1512

Exp

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.

Published: 2003-04-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1512 is rated Exploit Available (58.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1512

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21793 exploit_db edb 2002-09-13 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1512

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 2026-06-15 0.40% 0.79% +0.40%
2 2025-08-09 0.14% 0.40% +0.26%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.14% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1512

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1512

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1512

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tolis_group bru 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:tolis_group:bru:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1512

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