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Status published
Medium
CVE-2003-0251
ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21112
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517
Affected Vendor
Affected Software
ypserv nis server
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 28th, 2003
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.