CVE-2003-0034 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mtink status monitor, specifically within the printer-drivers package in Mandrake Linux. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long HOME environment variable. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not observed in active exploitation (KEV: No), public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:0.9.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:0.9.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:0.9.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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