PT-2001-2203 · Wolfram · Mathematica

Published 2001-07-30 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-1057

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mathematica versions 4.0 through 4.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically resource exhaustion, by connecting to the License Manager on port 16286 and not disconnecting. This prevents users from making license requests.

Recommendations For Mathematica versions 4.0 through 4.1, restrict access to port 16286 to prevent unauthorized connections and potential denial of service attacks.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1057

Affected Products

Mathematica

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1057 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/200462 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6926 · Note