CVE-2005-4604

high

Description

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

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-4599

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16095

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:239

http://secunia.com/advisories/18287

http://secunia.com/advisories/18249

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03073