CVE-2011-4578 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local attackers can read or modify files created by acpid event scripts due to an insecure umask setting in the daemon.
- 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-2011-4578?
CVE-2011-4578 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4578?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tedfelix Acpid2.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4578?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-4578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4578, GHSA-cvpp-fv5f-8hch.