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CVE-2003-05842 exploits

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

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • 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 byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105846288808846&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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