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CVE-2002-1598
Buffer overflows in Computer Associates MLink (CA-MLink) 6.5 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command…
Medium4.6EPSS 4.2%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- VU#544995 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- ca-mlink-bo(8776) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4440 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020405 Re: CA security contact (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#772915 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 4441 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .