Stack-based buffer overflow in help.cgi in the HTTP administrative interface for (1) Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 2003Q4, 2004Q2, and 2005Q1, (2) Red Hat Directory Server and (3) Certificate Server before 7.1 SP1, (4) Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 SP4 and earlier, and (5) Sun ONE Administration Server 5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (admin server crash), or local users to gain root privileges
Published Oct 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.15%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in help.cgi in the HTTP administrative interface for (1) Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 2003Q4, 2004Q2, and 2005Q1, (2) Red Hat Directory Server and (3) Certificate Server before 7.1 SP1, (4) Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 SP4 and earlier, and (5) Sun ONE Administration Server 5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (admin server crash), or local users to gain root privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.2
- 5.2
- 5.2
- 5.2
- 5.2
- 5.2
- 5.2
- 5.2
- 4.16
- 4.16
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0_sp2
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03148) | 87.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03148) | 86.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 88.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.96% (0.02961) | 77.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 88.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.00% (0.00996) | 84.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 80.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 78.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00551) | 74.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112862037500012&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113815459026080&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17092 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18590 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/367 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/51 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015014 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015536 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015537 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015538 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-117665-03-1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102002-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-228419-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15013 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16345 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1988 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24311 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
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