When was CVE-2002-1232 disclosed?

CVE-2002-1232 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 4, 2002, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2002-1232 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-1232 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 89.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2002-1232?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2002-1232, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2002-1232

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

Memory leak in ypdb_open in yp_db.c for ypserv before 2.5 in the NIS package 3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests for a map that does not exist.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 89.2%
KEV: Not listed

References (22)

cve@mitreftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-054.0.txt
cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000539
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582692228894&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4605
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-180
cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10423.php
cve@mitrehttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-078.php
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-223.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-224.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-229.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6016
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-054.0.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000539
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582692228894&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4605

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