CVE-2011-4089

Medium

Description

The bzexe command in bzip2 1.0.5 and earlier generates compressed executables that do not properly handle temporary files during extraction, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by precreating a temporary directory.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductBzip2
PublishedApr 16, 2014
First seenApr 16, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
bzip bzip2v ≤ 1.0.4, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3—

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CVE-2011-4089 · Bzip2 · Dark Radar