CVE-2011-4578
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CVE-2011-4578 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tedfelix | Acpid2 | <= 2.0.10 |
| 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 |
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- Status
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