CVE-2004-1110

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Published Dec 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The mtink status monitor before 1.0.5 for Epson printers allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the epson temporary file.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:0.9.32:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:0.9.33:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:0.9.52:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:0.9.53:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:1.0.4:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1108	The mtink status monitor before 1.0.5 for Epson printers allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the epson temporary file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.362% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70310
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-17.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11640
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18011

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gentoo Linux

Jean-jacques Sarton Mtink

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:39 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 1, 2004, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:39 AM
Reserved: Nov 30, 2004, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:07 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 10, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:07 PM

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