CVE-2002-0767
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 26, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 25, 2002
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- simpleinit-file-descriptor-open(9357)vdb-entry
- 5001vdb-entry
- 20020613 simpleinit root exploit - file descriptor left openmailing-list
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