FKIE_CVE-2003-0251

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-07-24 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:01
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21112
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016517
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21112
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nis ypserv_nis_server *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:01:50.220",
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