CVE-2002-1232

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1232
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-11-04 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMemory 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 for a map that does not exist.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All 68k All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All alpha All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All arm All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All ia-32 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All powerpc All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All sparc All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All alpha All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All arm All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All hppa All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All ia-64 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All m68k All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All mips All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All mipsel All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All ppc All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All s-390 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All sparc All
Operating System Hp Secure Os 1.0 All linux All
Operating System Redhat Linux 6.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 6.2 All alpha All
Operating System Redhat Linux 6.2 All i386 All
Operating System Redhat Linux 6.2 All sparc All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.0 All alpha All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.0 All i386 All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.1 All i386 All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.1 All ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.2 All ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.3 All i386 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-180-1 nis af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-078.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linux-mandrake.com
SecurityFocus HOME Advisories: Security vulnerability in ypserv af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.securityfocus.com
YPServ Remote Network Information Leakage Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br
'GLSA: ypserv' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
ISS X-Force Database: ypserv-map-memory-leak (10423): ypserv previously existing map request memory leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-054.0.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.caldera.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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