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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 16, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2011-4089

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.

Affected products

5
  • Bzip/Bzip25 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.4
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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