DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1232

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1232

    Published: 4 Nov 2002Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2002-1232

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1232

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nis

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/nis?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.9-6.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High