CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1058

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The License Manager (mathlm) for Mathematica 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to bypass access control, potentially leading to license theft.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to licenses, leading to unauthorized software use and potential financial losses for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of the software that fixes this vulnerability and to implement additional security measures to protect access to the license manager.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS