VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-2777
CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-08-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.