The LDAP server (ns-slapd) in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch4 and earlier and…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-824Published · 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-824 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The LDAP server (ns-slapd) in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch4 and earlier and ONE Directory Server 5.1 and 5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed queries, probably malformed BER queries, which trigger a free of uninitialized memory locations.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03541 89th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4175
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59cj-c3fq-4chw
References
More Sun Java System Directory Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-03028 Memory leak in Network Security Services (NSS) 3.11, as used in Sun Java Enterprise… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-00585 Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-00553 Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 p6 and earlier, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-02382 Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP Software Development Kit (SDK) for C, as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2005-03094 Stack-based buffer overflow in help.cgi in the HTTP administrative interface for (1) Sun… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-02444 Unspecified vulnerability in the installation process in Sun Java System Directory Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-4175 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4175 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59cj-c3fq-4chw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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