Memory leak in Network Security Services (NSS) 3.11, as used in Sun Java Enterprise…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Memory leak in Network Security Services (NSS) 3.11, as used in Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 through 2005Q1 and Java System Directory Server 5.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by performing a large number of RSA cryptographic operations.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03156 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_enterprise_system:2003q4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003q4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_enterprise_system:2004q2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004q2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_enterprise_system:2005q1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005q1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_enterprise_system:2003q4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003q4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_enterprise_system:2004q2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004q2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_enterprise_system:2005q1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005q1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3127
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc9w-4vh5-cjvm
References
Advisory 4
More Sun Java Enterprise System vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00763 Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-02352 Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-3127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc9w-4vh5-cjvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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