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A vulnerability was found in Jean-Jacques Sarton MTink 1.0.5 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Filters. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
The bug was discovered 01/02/2006. The weakness was presented 12/31/2005 by newbug (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mandriva.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4604 since 01/01/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2019).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20470 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : printer-filters-utils (MDKSA-2005:239)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23948) and Tenable (20470).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20470
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : printer-filters-utils (MDKSA-2005:239)
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Sources
Advisory: mandriva.comResearcher: newbug
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-4604 (🔍)
X-Force: 23948
Vulnerability Center: 16377 - Mtink Printer-Filters-Utils Package Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code, High
SecurityFocus: 16095 - MTink Home Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 18287
OSVDB: 22145 - MTink - Home Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Issue
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 07/27/2019 10:46
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (68), 07/27/2019 10:46 (5)
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