CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0035

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in escputil, as included in the printer-drivers package in Mandrake Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long printer-name command line argument.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the printer-drivers package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to escputil only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in escputil, as included in the printer-drivers package in Mandrake Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long printer-name command line argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS