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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3269 is rated Moderate Risk (62.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.53%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.57% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-30 | 2.96% | 4.53% | +1.57% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 4.53% | 2.96% | -1.57% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 4.53% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 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 | java_system_directory_proxy_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_proxy_server:5.2:2003q4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_directory_proxy_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_proxy_server:5.2:2004q2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_directory_proxy_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_proxy_server:5.2:2005q1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_directory_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_directory_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:5.2:2003q4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_directory_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:5.2:2004q2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_directory_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:5.2:2005q1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_administration_server | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_administration_server:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 4.16 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 4.16 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:4.16:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.0_sp2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.0_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.1:sp3:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | one_directory_server | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_directory_server:5.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |