NASLDB: USN-1308-1 : bzip2 vulnerability
General
ID: 57315
Name: USN-1308-1 : bzip2 vulnerability
Summary: Checks dpkg output for updated package(s)
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Classification
Risk: –
CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: –
CVSS Temporal Vector: –
Port: 0
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Type: Local
Description
vladz discovered that executables compressed by bzexe insecurely
create temporary files when they are ran. A local attacker could
exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code as the user running a
compressed executable.
Exploiting
Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –
Sources
CVE: CVE-2011-4089
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Timeline
Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2011/12/14
Plugin Release: 2011/12/15
Plugin
Version: 1.1
Filename: ubuntu_USN-1308-1.nasl
Filesize: 2956 bytes
MD5 Hash: d9dc154476b3241072f52daf37cc2b23
Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"
Copyright: –
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