HIGH
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable
Published Jan 2, 2006
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.07%
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
No data.
- 1.0.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.07% 0.03073
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03073
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03073) | 87.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03002) | 85.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00919) | 73.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.86% (0.02860) | 77.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00919) | 74.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 50.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 48.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 46.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 77.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 77.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 75.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 54.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18249 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18287 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:239 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16095 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18249 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18287 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:239 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16095 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 2, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 1, 2006
Link CVE-2005-4604
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a