Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0767
CVE-2002-0767
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.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:richard_gooch:simpleinit:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9357.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276739nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5001nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
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