Wolfram Research Mathematica 4.0/4.1 License Manager denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wolfram Research Mathematica 4.0/4.1. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component License Manager. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1057. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wolfram Research Mathematica 4.0/4.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component License Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The License Manager (mathlm) for Mathematica 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by connecting to port 16286 and not disconnecting, which prevents users from making license requests.

The weakness was released 07/30/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1057. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Proper firewalling of 16286 is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 3120†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-17933. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

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06/27/2021 +2547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17101
X-Force: 6926
SecurityFocus: 3120 - Mathematica License Manager Connected Port Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 16:52
Updated: 06/27/2021 06:24
Changes: 07/07/2014 16:52 (47), 05/31/2018 10:30 (6), 06/27/2021 06:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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