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Debian Security Advisory DSA 180-1 (nis)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to nis announced via advisory DSA 180-1.
Insight
Insight
Thorsten Kukuck discovered a problem in the ypserv program which is part of the Network Information Services (NIS). A memory leak in all versions of ypserv prior to 2.5 is remotely exploitable. When a malicious user could request a non-existing map the server will leak parts of an old domainname and mapname. This problem has been fixed in version 3.9-6.1 for the current stable distribution (woody), in version 3.8-2.1 for the old stable distribution (potato) and in version 3.9-6.2 for the unstable distribution (sid). We recommend that you upgrade your nis package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20180-1