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NetBSD Security Advisory 2000-012 - NIS client nodes may be vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow attack. If the node is configured to use NIS for hostname lookups, and a rogue NIS server is in a position to respond to a hostname lookup request, a malformed response could cause a denial of service due to abnormal program termination. In the worst case, an account could be hijacked.

NetBSD Security Advisory 2000-012 - NIS client nodes may be vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow attack. If the node is configured to use NIS for hostname lookups, and a rogue NIS server is in a position to respond to a hostname lookup request, a malformed response could cause a denial of service due to abnormal program termination. In the worst case, an account could be hijacked.