CVE-2011-2777
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CVE-2011-2777 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | <= 2.0.16 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.0 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.1 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.2 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.3 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.4 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.5 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.6 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.7 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.8 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.9 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.10 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.11 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.12 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.13 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.14 |
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | 2.0.15 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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