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.

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory