CVE-2011-4089

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Published Apr 16, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4040	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1308-1	bzip2 vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.045% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/804
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18147
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/28/16
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1308-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632862

History

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Subscriptions

Bzip Bzip2

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Apr 16, 2014, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 16, 2014, 6:37 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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