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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (11)

• 8031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 21112 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2003:201 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• TLSA-2003-43 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
• HPSBTU02132 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• MDKSA-2003:072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• 55600 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2873 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2003:173 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 1016517 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2003-0251](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2003-0251.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2003-0251)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 01:50 UTC.