CVE-2005-4604
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2005-4604- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2005-4604- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4599 No score
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4599- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36j5-c4mc-2jx6 No score
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-36j5-c4mc-2jx6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4604 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Jean-jacques Sarton Mtink, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.