The License Manager (mathlm) for Mathematica 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by connecting to port 16286 and not disconnecting, which prevents users from making license requests.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1057 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.76% | 0.74% | -0.03% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.73% | 0.76% | +0.04% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolfram_research | mathematica | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_research:mathematica:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wolfram_research | mathematica | 4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_research:mathematica:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200462 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3120 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6926 |