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CVE-2002-0767

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.44%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-08-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2002-0767
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.44%
Linux

Original NVD 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.