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CVE-2006-2655
The build process for ypserv in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.1 accidentally disables access restrictions when using the /var/yp/securenets file,…
Medium6.4EPSS 1.5%
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- freebsd
Description
The build process for ypserv in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.1 accidentally disables access restrictions when using the /var/yp/securenets file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 25852 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20389 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- freebsd-ypserv-security-bypass(26792) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-06:15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 18204 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1016193 (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)
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