The getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote…
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02238 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.6 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.6a | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6a Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1199
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5xg-42v5-7fgx
References
Sources
- CVE-2002-1199 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1199 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5xg-42v5-7fgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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