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CVE-2002-1199

The getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote attackers to read databases outside /var/yp, via a di…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

The getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote attackers to read databases outside /var/yp, via a directory traversal and symlink attack on the domain and map arguments.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • sunsolve.sun.com /pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47903 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103426842025029&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10329.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/538033 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2423 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5937 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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