EUVD-2002-0759

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Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 Open File Descriptor Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5001/info A vulnerability has been reported for simpleinit that may allow users to execute arbitrary commands as the superuser. The vulnerability occurs because simpleinit may allow some child processes to inherit a file...

CVE-2002-0767

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...

CVE-2002-0767

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...

CVE-2002-0767

The CVE-2002-0767 issue affects Linux systems running the simpleinit component. The root cause is that simpleinit does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before forking a child process. Consequently, the child process can cause simpleinit to execute arbitrary programs with root privilege...

Privelege escalation via simpleinit

File descriptor doesn't closed after priveleges are dropped...

simpleinit root exploit - file descriptor left open

Background ---------- Simpleinit is an init program for Linux systems. It is included in the util-linux distribution. More information about simpleinit is available at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/boot-scripts/. Problem ------- Simpleinit leaves a file descriptor open in some chil...

Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 - Open File Descriptor

Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 - Open File Descriptor // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5001/info A vulnerability has been reported for simpleinit that may allow users to execute arbitrary commands as the superuser. The vulnerability occurs because simpleinit may allow some child...

Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 - Open File Descriptor

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5001/info A vulnerability has been reported for simpleinit that may allow users to execute arbitrary commands as the superuser. The vulnerability occurs because simpleinit may allow some child processes to inherit a file descriptor with read-write...