Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : printer-filters-utils (MDKSA-2005:239)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 20470

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

'newbug' discovered a local root vulnerability 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.

Mandriva encourages all users to upgrade immediately.

The updated packages have been patched to correct these problems.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 20470

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-239.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups-drivers, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:foomatic-db, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:foomatic-db-engine, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:foomatic-filters, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-module-x, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gimpprint1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gimpprint1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgimpprint1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgimpprint1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:printer-filters, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:printer-testpages, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:printer-utils, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-4604

MDKSA: 2005:239

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