CVE-2002-0767 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 72)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.44% — more likely to be exploited than 72% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| richard gooch | simpleinit |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 - Open File Descriptor | 2002-06-12 |
References
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