CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0767

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in simpleinit on Linux systems is that it does not close a FIFO file descriptor before creating a child process. This allows the child process to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized code execution with administrator privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update simpleinit to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability and to review and restrict the privileges of child processes.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS