CA Mlink 6.5 mlclear/mllock memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA Mlink 6.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file mlclear/mllock. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1598. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA Mlink 6.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file mlclear/mllock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 04/05/2002 with SNOSoft as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1598 since 03/13/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at kb.cert.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8776) and SecurityFocus (BID 4441†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: kb.cert.org

Timelineinfo

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03/13/2005 +1073 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3407 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +3782 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18060
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X-Force: 8776 - CA-MLINK /mlclear and /mllock buffer overflows
SecurityFocus: 4441 - CA-MLink MLLock Command Line Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 01:50 PM
Updated: 11/18/2024 12:37 AM
Changes: 07/11/2014 01:50 PM (52), 06/06/2018 10:55 AM (6), 11/18/2024 12:37 AM (17)
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