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printer-filters-utils: privilege escalation

Package(s):

printer-filters-utils

CVE #(s):

Created:

January 2, 2006

Updated:

January 4, 2006

Description:

A local root vulnerability has been discovered in the mtink binary, which has a buffer overflow in its handling of the HOME environment variable, allowing the possibility for a local user to gain root privileges.

Alerts:

Mandriva

MDKSA-2005:239

2005-12-30

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