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high 7.2

CVE-2003-0584 json

Format string vulnerability in Backup and Restore Utility for Unix (BRU) 17.0 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to execu…

published 2003-08-18 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0578

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Backup and Restore Utility for Unix (BRU) 17.0 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22924)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22924 Tolis Group BRU 17.0 - Local Privilege Escalation (2) local, 2003-07-16
  • EDB-22923 Tolis Group BRU 17.0 - Local Privilege Escalation (1) local, 2003-07-16

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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