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CVE-2016-6497

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.73%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Apache, Java.

CVE
CVE-2016-6497
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.73%
Apache Java

Original 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.