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CVE-2006-4175: sun java_system_directory_server Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
Published 26-03-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-4175 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in sun java_system_directory_server. EPSS estimates a 3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-03-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The LDAP server (ns-slapd) in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch4 and earlier and ONE Directory Server 5.1 and 5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed queries, probably malformed BER queries, which trigger a free of uninitialized memory locations.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.43% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sun2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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