TI-2002-01520 Aliases CVE-2002-1598 GHSA-pffp-vc69-8j27

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

LOW 28Published 2005-03-13 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04234 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:mlink:6.5:::::::*	6.5	Vulnerable	Broadcom

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:mlink:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1598
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pffp-vc69-8j27

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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