Richard Gooch simpleinit 2.0.2 on Linux FIFO File Descriptor privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Richard Gooch simpleinit 2.0.2 on Linux. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component FIFO File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-0767. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Richard Gooch simpleinit 2.0.2 on Linux and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component FIFO File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 08/12/2002 by Patrick (Website). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0767. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9357), Exploit-DB (21538) and SecurityFocus (BID 5001†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Richard Gooch

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• simpleinit

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• 2.0.2

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