Arbitrary Code Execution via bzexe Command in bzip2

CVE-2011-4089 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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