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.
Product
debian/nis vulnerabilities
3 published CVES affecting debian/nis, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 3
- Critical
- 0
- High
- 0
- Medium
- 2
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 1
- CISA KEV
- 0
Latest debian/nis CVEs
Newest publication first
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MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 3.3%
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MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 2.7%
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.
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DSA-180 nis - information leak
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Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.