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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2009-12-28

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-16

Affected products

• Java System Directory Server (Sun)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/37915
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141958-01-1
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270789-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37481
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023389
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3647