Buffer overflow in Backup and Restore Utility for Unix (BRU) 17.0 and earlier, when…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Backup and Restore Utility for Unix (BRU) 17.0 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tolis_group:bru:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 17.0 | Vulnerable | Tolis Group |
- cpe:2.3:a:tolis_group:bru:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 17.0 Vulnerable ·Tolis Group
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0583
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6724-wfr9-fv96
More Tolis Group Bru vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00545 Format string vulnerability in Backup and Restore Utility for Unix (BRU) 17.0 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2002-00199 setlicense for TOLIS Group Backup and Restore Utility (BRU) 17.0 allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2000-00536 BRU backup software allows local users to append data to arbitrary files by specifying an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2002-01434 xbru in BRU Workstation 17.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2003-0583 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0583 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6724-wfr9-fv96 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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