CVE-2002-1199
The getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote attackers...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1199- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1199- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1183 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1183- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c5xg-42v5-7fgx No score
The getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote attackers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c5xg-42v5-7fgx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1199 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Caldera Openlinux, published October 28, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.24%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47903
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=103426842025029&w=2
iss.net/security_center/static/10329.php
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/538033
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2423
securityfocus.com/bid/5937
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1199
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5xg-42v5-7fgx