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CVE-2002-1598

Buffer overflows in Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) 6.5 and earlier may allow local users to...

4.6 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.23%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

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.

Record
CVE-2002-1598
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2002-1598
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1579 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2002-1579
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pffp-vc69-8j27 No score

Buffer overflows in Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) 6.5 and earlier may allow local users to...

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.

Record
GHSA-pffp-vc69-8j27
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-1598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Broadcom Mlink, published April 5, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.23%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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