PT-2002-2323 · Computer Associates · Ca-Mlink

Published 2002-04-05 · Updated 2021-04-09 · CVE-2002-1598

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) versions 6.5 and earlier

Description The issue is related to buffer overflows that may allow local users to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by providing long command line arguments to either the mlclear or mllock commands.

Recommendations For Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) versions 6.5 and earlier, consider restricting access to the mlclear and mllock commands until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the length of command line arguments to prevent buffer overflows.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1598

Affected Products

Ca-Mlink

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1598 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4440 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4441 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/266052 · Patch
• ftp://ftp.ca.com/pub/unicenter/mlink/mlink.13/MLINK13.README · Patch
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772915 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544995 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8776 · Note