CVE-2005-4604 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in MTink, part of the printer-filters-utils package, affecting jean-jacques_sarton mtink. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long HOME environment variable. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-exploitable, low-complexity attack that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.