CVE-2015-3250

Apache Directory LDAP API before 1.0.0-M31 allows attackers to conduct timing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2017-09-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2015-3250 is rated Moderate Risk (64.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.07%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3250

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 2.04% 5.07% +3.03%
2 2025-03-30 4.93% 2.04% -2.88%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.93% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3250

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3250

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-3250

GHSA-cx3q-cv6w-mx4h · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Directory LDAP API

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3250

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-3250 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (apache-directory-api), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3250
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-3250 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apache-directory-api), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 2, released 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3250

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3250

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache directory_ldap_api <= 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:directory_ldap_api:*:m30:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3250

URL Tags
http://directory.apache.org/api/#news_1 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/07/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/07/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241163 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence