Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-4442

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.

Affected products

Sun Corporation/Java System Directory Server5 versions
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.1:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.2:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.3.1:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.3:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatch
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/37915nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/37481nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3647nvd

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