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CVE-2009-4442

Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 does not properly implement the max-client-connections configuration setting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) by making multiple connections and performing no operations on these connections, aka Bug Id 6648665.

Published

2009-12-28T19:30:00.500

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-16
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application sun java_system_directory_server 6.0 Yes
Application sun java_system_directory_server 6.1 Yes
Application sun java_system_directory_server 6.2 Yes
Application sun java_system_directory_server 6.3 Yes
Application sun java_system_directory_server 6.3.1 Yes
References