DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1232

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1232
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1232.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1232
Upstream
Published
2002-11-04T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:20:33Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Memory leak in ypdbopen in ypdb.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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nis

Package

Name
nis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.9-6.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / nis

Package

Name
nis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.9-6.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / nis

Package

Name
nis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.9-6.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / nis

Package

Name
nis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.9-6.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}