Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-0767 - Unspecified vulnerability in Richard Gooch Simpleinit 2.0.2
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 Open File Descriptor Vulnerability. CVE-2002-0767. Local exploit for linux platform |
| id | EDB-ID:21538 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 2002-06-12 |
| published | 2002-06-12 |
| reporter | Patrick Smith |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/21538/ |
| title | Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 Open File Descriptor Vulnerability |