National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-1199
Original release date:10/28/2002
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#538033
Name: VU#538033
Type: Advisory
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20021010 Multiple vendor ypxfrd map handling vulnerability
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 5937
External Source: XF
Name: ypxfrd-file-disclosure(10329)
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 47903
External Source: CALDERA
Name: CSSA-2002-SCO.40
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2423
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2423
Type: Tool Signature
References to Check Content
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2423
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
