PT-2005-5272 · Mtink · Printer-Filters-Utils

Published 2005-12-31 · Updated 2009-11-12 · CVE-2005-4604

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions printer-filters-utils (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue in MTink within the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting a long HOME environment variable, specifically the HOME variable.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4604

Affected Products

Printer-Filters-Utils

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4604 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:239 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16095 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18249 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18287 · Note