VDB-39783 · CVE-2007-6059 · OSVDB 45299

Sun Javamail resource management ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sun Javamail. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6059. There is no available exploit. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun Javamail (Programming Language Software) (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** Javamail does not properly handle a series of invalid login attempts in which the same e-mail address is entered as username and password, and the domain portion of this address yields a Java UnknownHostException error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool exhaustion) via a large number of requests, resulting in a SQLNestedException. NOTE: Sun disputes this issue, stating "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products."

The weakness was presented 11/16/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-6059 since 11/20/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11889 (TripWire Enterprise Console Prior to version 8.6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities.).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (45299†). See VDB-3414, VDB-10130, VDB-18549 and VDB-24854 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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11/16/2007 🔍
11/20/2007 +3 days 🔍
11/20/2007 +0 days 🔍
05/19/2008 +180 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2492 days 🔍
08/08/2024 +3433 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39783
OSVDB: 45299 - Javamail Crafted Login Saturation Remote DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/08/2024 17:51
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (52), 08/15/2018 08:16 (1), 08/08/2024 17:51 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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