CVE-2000-1076: Netscape Directory Server

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Netscape (iPlanet) Certificate Management System 4.2 and Directory Server 4.12 stores the administrative password in plaintext, which could allow local and possibly remote attackers to gain administrative privileges on the server.

Affected products

• Netscape Directory Server: version 4.12 only
• Sun Iplanet Certificate Management System: version 4.2 only

Published 2000-12-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.