Memory Leak in ypdb_open in ypserv: Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Memory Leak in ypdb_open in ypserv: Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2002-1232 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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