Is CVE-2002-1232 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1232 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1232?

CVE-2002-1232 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1232?

CVE-2002-1232 has an EPSS score of 3.25% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1232?

Upgrade nis on debian 11 to 3.9-6.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1232

MEDIUMEPSS 87th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

nisDebian

Fixed in:3.9-6.2CVE-2002-1232

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Vendor Advisory1

iss.net

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.