LDAP service in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2, running on Linux and possibly other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a den…

published 2006-02-13 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0654

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.9%; EPSS 9.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

LDAP service in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2, running on Linux and possibly other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via an LDAP packet with a crafted subtree search request, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.

Timeline

2006-02-08 First public exploit (EDB-27171)
2006-02-13 Published

Exploit prediction

9.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-27171 Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2 - Remote Denial of Service dos, 2006-02-08
lists.immunitysec.com http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-February/002914.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

lists.immunitysec.com /pipermail/dailydave/2006-February/002914.html
mailing-list, exploit
sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102294-1
vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/18769
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24605
vdb-entry
lists.immunitysec.com /pipermail/dailydave/2006-February/002916.html
mailing-list
securityfocus.com /bid/16550
vdb-entry
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/0492
vdb-entry
securitytracker.com /id?1015604
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-0647
NVD CVE-2006-0647

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Summary