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Mandrake update for ypserv
Secunia Advisory: SA9142
Release Date: 2003-06-30
Popularity: 5,626 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Mandrake Corporate Server 2.x
Mandrake Linux 8.x
Mandrake Linux 9.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0251


Description:
MandrakeSoft has issued updated packages for ypserv. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable NIS server.

For more information:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9112/

Solution:
Upgrade automatically using MandrakeUpdate or manually by downloading the updated packages from one of MandrakeSoft's FTP server mirrors:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php


Updated packages:

-- Corporate Server 2.1 --

be3c830d0e8d0064cf90cb09004c5a85 corporate/2.1/RPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
f552ee4c593c22ce072697525e3f4bc8 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.src.rpm

-- Mandrake Linux 8.2 --

052f5c4709db478e7cfb3116a11c1a7d 8.2/RPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
f552ee4c593c22ce072697525e3f4bc8 8.2/SRPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.src.rpm

PPC:
7e64df237654d9c2c2641c4bd4c9b697 ppc/8.2/RPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
f552ee4c593c22ce072697525e3f4bc8 ppc/8.2/SRPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.src.rpm

-- Mandrake Linux 9.0 --

be3c830d0e8d0064cf90cb09004c5a85 9.0/RPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
f552ee4c593c22ce072697525e3f4bc8 9.0/SRPMS/ypserv-2.8-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Original Advisory:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:072


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