CVE-2002-1232

Description

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.

Affected products

• Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
• Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
• Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
• Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
• Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
• Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
• Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
• HP / secure_os1.0 – 1.0
• RedHat / linux6.2 – 6.2
• RedHat / linux6.2 – 6.2
• RedHat / linux6.2 – 6.2
• RedHat / linux6.2 – 6.2
• RedHat / linux7.0 – 7.0
• RedHat / linux7.0 – 7.0
• RedHat / linux7.0 – 7.0
• RedHat / linux7.1 – 7.1
• RedHat / linux7.1 – 7.1
• RedHat / linux7.1 – 7.1
• RedHat / linux7.2 – 7.2
• RedHat / linux7.2 – 7.2
• RedHat / linux7.3 – 7.3
• RedHat / linux7.3 – 7.3

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4605
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-229.html
• MISCftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-054.0.txt
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-180
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-224.html
• MISChttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-078.php
• MISChttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10423.php
• MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000539
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-223.html
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6016
• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582692228894&w=2