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
Published Mar 13, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.52%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.52% 0.04518
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04518
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.52% (0.04518) | 91.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.52% (0.04518) | 90.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 35.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 38.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 36.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 34.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.21% (0.05214) | 89.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.21% (0.05214) | 88.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.21% (0.05214) | 75.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- ftp://ftp.ca.com/pub/unicenter/mlink/mlink.13/MLINK13.README x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544995 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/266052 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4440 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4441 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8776 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.ca.com/pub/unicenter/mlink/mlink.13/MLINK13.README | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544995 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772915 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/266052 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4440 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4441 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8776 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 13, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 13, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1598
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a