Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in MTink in the printer-filters-utils package allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03073 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Jean-jacques Sarton |
- cpe:2.3:a:jean-jacques_sarton:mtink:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Jean-jacques Sarton
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4604
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36j5-c4mc-2jx6
References
Advisory 1
More Jean-jacques Sarton Mtink vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00030 Buffer overflow in the mtink status monitor, as included in the printer-drivers package… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2004-01007 The mtink status monitor before 1.0.5 for Epson printers allows local users to overwrite… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2005-4604 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4604 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36j5-c4mc-2jx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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