CVE-2003-0251 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to caus)
ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a TCP client request that does not respond to the server, which causes ypserv to block.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0251 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2003-07-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a TCP client request that does not respond to the server, which causes ypserv to block. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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