CVE-2009-4442 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 28 Dec 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can exhaust connection slots in Sun Directory Server by opening idle connections, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2009-4442?

CVE-2009-4442 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-16

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4442?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Java System Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2009-4442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-92g7-p9j3-942v.