CVE-2002-1598 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) version 6.5 and earlier. These flaws, specifically in the mlclear and mllock utilities, allow local users to execute arbitrary code by providing excessively long command line arguments. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), the vulnerability requires local access and has low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Despite its age, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, indicating continued interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:mlink:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.