CVE-2005-3269: Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server: version 5.2 only
• Sun Java System Directory Server: version 5.2 only
• Sun One Administration Server: version 5.2 only
• Sun One Directory Server: version 4.16 only; version 5.0 only; version 5.0_sp2 only; version 5.1 only

Published 2005-10-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.