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.
Published 2012-08-29 22:55:01
Updated 2012-12-20 05:00:00
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2011-2777

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2777

0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-2777

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.4
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-2777

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-2777

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