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CVE-2006-2655

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2006-06-09 ypserv -- Inoperative access controls in ypserv

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2006-2655
Phase Assigned(20060530)

Description

The build process for ypserv in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.1 accidentally disables access restrictions when using the /var/yp/securenets file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

References

Source Reference
FREEBSD FreeBSD-SA-06:15
BID 18204
OSVDB 25852
SECTRACK 1016193
SECUNIA 20389
XF freebsd-ypserv-security-bypass(26792)