Vulnerability CVE-2009-4442
Published: 2009-12-28   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-16

 (Configuration)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
SUN -> Java system directory server 

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