CVE-2002-1232 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Memory leak in ypdb_open in yp_db.c for ypserv before 2.5 in)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1232 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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