CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-2777

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

samples/powerbtn/powerbtn.sh in acpid (aka acpid2) 2.0.16 and earlier uses the pidof program incorrectly, which allows local users to gain privileges by running a program with the name kded4 and a DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable containing commands.

How to fix

Remediation Available
acpidDebian
Fixed in:1:2.0.14-1CVE-2011-2777
Fixed in:1:2.0.14-1CVE-2011-2777
Fixed in:1:2.0.14-1CVE-2011-2777
Fixed in:1:2.0.14-1CVE-2011-2777

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.61%probability of exploitation in 30 days
45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

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