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CVE-2008-1995

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1995 describes a vulnerability in Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server versions 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2, where an incorrect classification of connections based on "bind-dn" criteria can lead to improper policy application. This allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, potentially resulting in unauthorized disclosure, modification, or denial of service, as indicated by its CVSS score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0218 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/29978
Vendor Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
securityfocus.com / bid/28941
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1374/references