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…

published July 26, 2002

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01439 · 72.8th percentile
Published
2002-07-26T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUL 04:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5