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ID:4072 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in bzip2 - CVE-2011-4089
ID:4072 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in bzip2 - CVE-2011-4089
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41797
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4089
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
bzip2
bzip2
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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
Install update from vendor's website.