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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2002-0210 json

setlicense for TOLIS Group Backup and Restore Utility (BRU) 17.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on th…

published 2002-05-03 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0207

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21247)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21247 BRU 17.0 - SetLicense Script Insecure Temporary File Symbolic Link local, 2002-01-26
  • online.securityfocus.com http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252614 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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