CVE-2011-2777 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in acpid (aka acpid2) versions 2.0.16 and earlier, specifically within the samples/powerbtn/powerbtn.sh script. An attacker can exploit this by running a program named "kded4" and manipulating the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 4.4 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability requires local access and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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