CVE-2016-6497

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
3.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 13% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Published: January 18, 2017 (3403 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java in the Groovy LDAP API in Apache allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks by leveraging setting returnObjFlag to true for all search methods.

CWE

CWE-254

Affected Products

apache groovy ldap

References

🔗 svn.apache.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 mail-archives.apache.org 🔗 www.blackhat.com 🔗 www.oracle.com