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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-2777

CVE-2011-2777

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.

Affected products

17
  • Tedfelix/Acpid217 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.16
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

1

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