CVE-2011-4089
N/A
Published: April 16, 2014 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBZIP2
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/804Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/28/16x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632862Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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