PT-2000-1949 · Nis · Ypbind

Published 2000-12-11 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2000-1040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ypbind version 3.3

Description The issue is related to a format string vulnerability in the logging function of ypbind. This vulnerability can cause a denial of service and leak file descriptors when ypbind is running in debug mode.

Recommendations For ypbind version 3.3, consider disabling the debug mode as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1040

Affected Products

Ypbind

References · 10

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1820 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1040 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2000-q4/0262.html · Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-086.html · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0356.html · Note
• http://debian.org/security/2000/20001014 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0429.html · Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1 · Note
• http://calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-039.0.txt · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5394 · Note