CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0210

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in TOLIS Group's Backup and Restore Utility (BRU) 17.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/brutest.$$ temporary file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete critical system files, potentially leading to serious security and data integrity issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the BRU tool and to monitor and secure the /tmp directory against unauthorized access.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

setlicense for TOLIS Group Backup and Restore Utility (BRU) 17.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/brutest.$$ temporary file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS