Tedfelix acpid2 up to 2.0.16 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Tedfelix acpid2. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2777. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tedfelix acpid2. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 08/29/2012 by otr (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2777 since 07/19/2011. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by otr and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 263 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70676 (GLSA-201310-20 : acpid2: Privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195181 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Acpid Vulnerabilities (USN-1296-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71702), Exploit-DB (18228), Tenable (70676), SecurityFocus (BID 50945†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34136†). See VDB-61939 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: otr
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Nessus ID: 70676
Nessus Name: GLSA-201310-20 : acpid2: Privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 70574
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2362-1 (acpid)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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07/19/2011 🔍
12/07/2011 +141 days 🔍
12/08/2011 +1 days 🔍
12/10/2011 +2 days 🔍
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12/27/2011 +17 days 🔍
08/29/2012 +246 days 🔍
08/29/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2013 +426 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +510 days 🔍
08/29/2024 +3447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Researcher: otr
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2777 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2777
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61938

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X-Force: 71702
SecurityFocus: 50945 - acpid Event Scripts Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 34136 - Acpid 2.0.10 and Earlier Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Caused by an Error in powerbtn.sh, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/29/2024 21:21
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/09/2017 13:09 (18), 12/12/2021 18:50 (3), 08/29/2024 21:21 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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