NIS password guessed via UDP

Risk Level: Medium risk vulnerability  Medium

Check or Attack Name: nisudp

Platforms: Unix
Description:

NIS passwords can be guessed through UDP by an attacker who possesses the NIS domain name.

Remedy:

Patch NIS.

For Sun Microsystems computers, apply SunOS Patch ID# 100482 available at http://sunsolve.sun.com/sunsolve/pubpatches/patches.html.

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