CVE-2001-1308
Format string vulnerabilities in iPlanet Directory Server 4.1.4 and earlier (LDAP) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerabilities in iPlanet Directory Server 4.1.4 and earlier (LDAP) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.58% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/iplanet directory server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011102-01-IPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-116.shtml
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-18.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c06/ldapv3/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/276944US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JPLA-4WESMMUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3039Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6898
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011102-01-IPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-116.shtml
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-18.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c06/ldapv3/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/276944US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JPLA-4WESMMUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3039Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6898
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.