CVE-2002-0767 describes a critical vulnerability in Richard Gooch's simpleinit 2.0.2 on Linux systems. The flaw allows a child process to inherit an open read/write FIFO file descriptor, enabling it to trick simpleinit into executing arbitrary programs with root privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring local access but allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not observed in active exploitation and not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-21538), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:richard_gooch:simpleinit:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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