CVE-2003-0251 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ypserv NIS server versions prior to 2.7. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a TCP client request and then failing to respond, causing the ypserv process to block. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a low-severity issue with network access and partial availability impact. While there is no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not on the KEV catalog, it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nis:ypserv_nis_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.