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CVE-2011-1159

2.1 · LOW

acpid.c in acpid before 2.0.9 does not properly handle a situation in which a process has connected to acpid.socket but is not reading any data, which allows local users to cause a denial of servic…

Published Oct 5, 2011tedfelixCWE-20EPSS 1.09%

Overview

CVE-2011-1159 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting tedfelix acpid. It was published on October 5, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

acpid.c in acpid before 2.0.9 does not properly handle a situation in which a process has connected to acpid.socket but is not reading any data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a crafted application that performs a connect system call but no read system calls.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from tedfelix. Update acpid to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
tedfelixacpid0Affected

References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059880.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060053.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/42947Refsecunia.com/advisories/44621Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/4Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/12Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/7Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/45915Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688698Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059880.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1159?

CVE-2011-1159 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting tedfelix acpid. It was published on October 5, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2011-1159?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-1159?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from tedfelix. Update acpid to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-1159?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2011-1159 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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