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Vulnerability Note VU#544995

Computer Associates MLink "mclear" command vulnerable to buffer overflow via long string of characters

Overview

A locally exploitable buffer overflow exists in mclear.

I. Description

CA-MLINK is a managed data transport service. For more information about CA-MLINK, please see the product brochure.

Based on a public report, it appears there is a locally exploitable buffer overflow in the mclear command that is included with CA-MLINK.

II. Impact

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable host.

III. Solution

The CERT/CC is currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem.

Systems Affected

VendorStatusDate NotifiedDate Updated
Computer AssociatesUnknown17-Apr-2002

References


http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4440

Credit

The CERT/CC credits KF <dotslash@snosoft.com> http://www.snosoft.com for discovering this vulnerability and working with us to further understand it.

This document was written by Ian A. Finlay.

Other Information

Date Public:2002-04-05
Date First Published:2002-05-16
Date Last Updated:2002-05-16
CERT Advisory: 
CVE-ID(s): 
NVD-ID(s): 
US-CERT Technical Alerts: 
Metric:9.38
Document Revision:17

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