Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0251
CVE-2003-0251
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.
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References
11- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/21112nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031nvd
- www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txtnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667nvd
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