CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-1199

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2002-10-28 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2002-10-28
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• caldera openlinux 2.2 • caldera openlinux 2.3 • caldera openlinux 2.4 • sco openserver 5.0.5 • sco openserver 5.0.6 • sco openserver 5.0.6a • sun solaris 9.0 • sun sunos 5.7 • sun sunos 5.8

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