CVE-2002-1199

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1199
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-10-28 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:26:00 UTC
DescriptionThe getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote attackers to read databases outside /var/yp, via a directory traversal and symlink attack on the domain and map arguments.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Caldera Openlinux 2.2 All All All
Operating System Caldera Openlinux 2.3 All All All
Operating System Caldera Openlinux 2.4 All All All
Operating System Caldera Openlinux 2.2 All All All
Operating System Caldera Openlinux 2.3 All All All
Operating System Caldera Openlinux 2.4 All All All
Operating System Sco Openserver 5.0.5 All All All
Operating System Sco Openserver 5.0.6 All All All
Operating System Sco Openserver 5.0.6a All All All
Operating System Sco Openserver 5.0.5 All All All
Operating System Sco Openserver 5.0.6 All All All
Operating System Sco Openserver 5.0.6a All All All
Operating System Sun Solaris 9.0 All sparc All
Operating System Sun Solaris 9.0 All sparc All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.7 All All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.8 All All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.7 All All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.8 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#538033 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
ISS X-Force Database: ypxfrd-file-disclosure (10329): Multiple vendor ypxfrd daemon file disclosure XF www.iss.net
'Multiple vendor ypxfrd map handling vulnerability' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
ypxfrd Local File Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Free Sun Alert Notifications Article 47903 SUNALERT sunsolve.sun.com
CSSA-2002-SCO.40 CALDERA ftp.caldera.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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