CVE-2009-4442 (GCVE-0-2009-4442)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-12-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/37915 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2009-12-23 00:00
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