CVE-2011-2777

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.4 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2012-08-29

Last modified

2024-09-17

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Acpid2 (Tedfelix)

References

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpid/+bug/893821