CVE-2011-4089
The bzexe command in bzip2 1.0.5 and earlier generates compressed executables that do not properly handle temporary files during extraction, which allows...
- Published
- Apr 16, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Nov 23, 2011
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 62.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1vladz · linux · Nov 23, 2011
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