CVE-2005-4604

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Published Jan 2, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4599	Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.073% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18249
http://secunia.com/advisories/18287
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:239
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16095

History

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Subscriptions

Jean-jacques Sarton Mtink

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 2, 2006, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved: Jan 1, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

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