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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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2002-0759 | 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:48.747Z
Reserved: 2002-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2002-0767
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Status : Modified
Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2002-0767
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Weaknesses
EUVD