CVE-2001-1058 describes a critical access control bypass vulnerability in the License Manager (mathlm) for Wolfram Mathematica versions 4.0 and 4.1. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by submitting a client request that impersonates an authorized host, thereby circumventing the -restrict argument and stealing a license. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_research:mathematica:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_research:mathematica:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.