CVE-2002-1598

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Published Mar 13, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflows in Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) 6.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments to (1) mlclear or (2) mllock.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:mlink:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1579	Buffer overflows in Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) 6.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments to (1) mlclear or (2) mllock.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.2% (4.234% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.ca.com/pub/unicenter/mlink/mlink.13/MLINK13.README
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544995
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772915
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/266052
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4441
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8776

History

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Subscriptions

Broadcom Mlink

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 13, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:26 AM
Reserved: Mar 13, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 5, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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