groovy: allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks by leveraging setting returnObjFlag to true for all search methods
Published Jan 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.73%
Description
main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java in the Groovy LDAP API in Apache allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks by leveraging setting returnObjFlag to true for all search methods.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
groovy
Not affected
Red Hat Fuse 7
camel
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
groovy
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
groovy
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
groovy
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
groovy
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
camel
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
camel
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
groovy
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
groovy
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift3/ose-logging-elasticsearch5
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch5
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | groovy | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | camel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | groovy | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | groovy | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | groovy | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | groovy | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | camel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | camel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | groovy | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | groovy | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift3/ose-logging-elasticsearch5 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch5 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The vulnerable class LDAP, is not found in OpenShift Container Platform's distribution of ElasticSearch. Groovy as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 does not embed the LDAP class, and thus is not affected by this vulnerability.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05729) | 92.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05729) | 92.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 3.01% (0.03008) | 85.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.04% (0.05044) | 89.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00575) | 78.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00575) | 77.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00575) | 74.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 65.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 41.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/sandbox/szoerner/groovyldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java?r1=1765362&r2=1765361&pathrev=1765362&view=patch x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95929 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6497 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1844510 Issue Tracking
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/directory-users/201610.mbox/%3Cb7d7e909-a8ed-1ab4-c853-4078c1e7624a%40stefan-seelmann.de%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6497
- https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Munoz-A-Journey-From-JNDI-LDAP-Manipulation-To-RCE-wp.pdf x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6497
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
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