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FreeBSD ypserv Inoperative Access Controls Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA20389
Release Date: 2006-06-01
Popularity: 7,000 views

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

OS:FreeBSD 5.x
FreeBSD 6.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A security issue has been reported in FreeBSD, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The problem is caused due to an error in ypserv as the "securenets" mechanism for restricting access to NIS maps is disabled.

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