CVE-2011-2777 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting improper pidof usage in the acpid power button script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-2777?
CVE-2011-2777 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2777?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tedfelix Acpid2.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2777?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2011-2777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2777, GHSA-v38r-g9qq-wg8m.