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CVE-2002-0767

simpleinit on Linux systems does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before creating a child process, which allows the child process to cause simpleinit to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges.

Published

2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	richard_gooch	simpleinit	2.0.2	Yes

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276739 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9357.php Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5001 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276739 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9357.php Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5001 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)