CVE-2011-4089

high

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-04-16

Updated: 2014-04-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High