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.
Published 2012-08-29 22:55:01
Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2011-4578

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4578

0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 20 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-4578

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-4578

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

References for CVE-2011-4578

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