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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 IDCVE-2002-1232
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-11-04
Last modified2026-04-16
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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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