CVE-2001-1058 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The License Manager (mathlm) for Mathematica 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to bypass access control (specified by the -restrict argument) and steal a license via a client request that includes the name of a host that is allowed to obtain the license.

Published: 2002-02-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_research:mathematica:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_research:mathematica:4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1039	The License Manager (mathlm) for Mathematica 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to bypass access control (specified by the -restrict argument) and steal a license via a client request that includes the name of a host that is allowed to obtain the license.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01584.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200462
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3118
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6927

History

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Subscriptions

Wolfram Research Mathematica

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:07.855Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1058

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-02-13T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:55:30.173

Link: CVE-2001-1058

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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