CVE-2002-1232

Debian Linux vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

3.3%

EPSS pct

87th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Debian

Affected product

Debian Linux

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published

2002-11-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

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