CVE-2011-2777

Tedfelix Acpid2 < 2.0.16 - Access Control

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by otr · bashlocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18228

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (1)

[Issue Tracking] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpid/+bug/893821

Scores

EPSS 0.0031

EPSS Percentile 53.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (17)

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

... and 7 more

Published Aug 29, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026