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CVE-2002-07671 exploit

simpleinit on Linux systems does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before creating a child process, which allows the child proces…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21538 Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 - Open File Descriptor · local · 2002-06-12

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/9357.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5001 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • online.securityfocus.com /archive/1/276739 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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