iPlanet Directory Server 4.1.4 and earlier (LDAP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid BER length of length fields, as demonstrated by the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1306 is rated Moderate Risk (60.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.07%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 4.61% | 4.07% | -0.54% |
| 2 | 2025-11-23 | 8.06% | 4.61% | -3.45% |
| 3 | 2025-07-21 | — | 8.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | iplanet_directory_server | <= 4.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:iplanet_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011102-01-I | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-18.html | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c06/ldapv3/ | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/276944 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JPLA-4WESMM | US Government Resource |