CVE-2002-1232
Memory leak in ypdb_open in yp_db.c for ypserv before 2.5 in the NIS package 3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests
02 Description
Memory leak in ypdb_open in yp_db.c for ypserv before 2.5 in the NIS package 3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-10-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d583819b31cf30411664c686aaa9a7351c73a00b70600d5cd9d994191761e0a6
05 Affected products
06 References
- online.securityfocus.comHPSBTL0210-074http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4605
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:229http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-229.html
- ftp.caldera.comCSSA-2002-054.0ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-054.0.txt
- www.debian.orgDSA-180http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-180
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2002:224http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-224.html
- www.linux-mandrake.comMDKSA-2002:078http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-078.php
- www.iss.netypserv-map-memory-leak(10423)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10423.php
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2002:539http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000539
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2002:223http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-223.html
- www.securityfocus.com6016http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6016
- marc.info20021028 GLSA: ypservhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582692228894&w=2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nis Fixed in 3.9-6.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nis Fixed in 3.9-6.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nis Fixed in 3.9-6.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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