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CVE-2003-0251 Details

Description

ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a TCP client request that does not respond to the server, which causes ypserv to block.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21112	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031	CVE
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21112	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031	[email protected]
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
nis ypserv nis server	<= 2.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nis:ypserv_nis_server:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 19, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]