# CVE-2003-0251

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-0251
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.1
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jun 28, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a TCP client request that does not respond to the server, which causes ypserv to block.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/21112)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667)
- [CNA](http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072)
- [CNA](http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity)
- [CNA](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.html)
- [CNA](http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 2.51%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 85.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._