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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-29T22:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:18:48.168Z

Reserved: 2011-07-19T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-2777

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2012-08-29T22:55:01.160

Modified: 2012-12-20T05:00:00.000

Link: CVE-2011-2777

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