CVE-2002-1232

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16

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 for a map that does not exist.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 2.2, 3.0
HP Secure Os: 1.0
RedHat Linux: 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000539
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582692228894&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4605
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-180
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10423.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-078.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-223.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-224.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-229.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6016

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