Vulnerability in HP Secure OS
CVE-2002-1232
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Secure OS — versions 1.0
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2, 3.0
- Red Hat Linux — versions 6.2, 7.0, 7.1
References
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4605 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-229.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-180 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-224.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-078.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10423.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-223.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6016 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)