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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56064
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:239 (printer-filters-utils)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to printer-filters-utils
announced via advisory MDKSA-2005:239.

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.

Affected: 10.1, 10.2, 2006.0, Corporate 2.1, Corporate 3.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2005:239

Risk factor : High

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