CVE-2011-4089

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2011-4040

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632862

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1308-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/28/16

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18147

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/804

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS