CVE-2001-1058

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: 2002-02-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1058 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1058

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 2026-06-15 0.42% 1.58% +1.16%
2 2023-03-07 1.14% 0.42% -0.71%
3 2022-02-04 1.14%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1058

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1058

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1058

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1058

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