VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0251
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.69%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.69%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.69% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nis/ypserv nis server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21112
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21112
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.