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CVE-2005-3269

Published: Oct 20, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

sun
commercial·US
java system directory proxy server
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
java system directory serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
one administration serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
one directory serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112862037500012&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113815459026080&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/17092
secunia.com
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