Debian Security Advisory DSA 180-1 (nis)

The remote host is missing an update to nis announced via advisory DSA 180-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb1801.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 180-1 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2007 E-Soft Inc...

CVE-2002-1232

CVE-2002-1232 describes a memory leak in ypserv’s ypdb_open (yp_db.c) affecting the NIS package prior to version 2.5. Repeated remote requests for non-existent maps can exhaust memory, causing a denial-of-service condition. Multiple vendor advisories document this issue (e.g., Mandrake MDKSA-2002...

CVE-2002-1232

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...

CVE-2002-1232

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...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ypserv (MDKSA-2002:078)

A memory leak that could be triggered remotely was discovered in ypserv 2.5 and earlier. This could lead to a Denial of Service as repeated requests for a non-existent map will result in ypserv consuming more and more memory, and also running more slowly. If the system runs out of available memor...