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CVE-2011-2777

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.61%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-08-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2011-2777
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.61%

Original NVD 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.