CVE-2008-1995

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 classifies a connection using the "bind-dn" criteria, which can cause an incorrect application of policy and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for the server.

Affected products

Sun Java System Directory Server: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29978
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-235381-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28941
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019925
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1374/references
http://secunia.com/advisories/29978
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-235381-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28941
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019925
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1374/references

Get alerted when CVE-2008-1995 or the next vulnerability affects your stack