gsd-2007-6059
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
** 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."
Aliases
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    "alias": "CVE-2007-6059",
    "description": "** 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.\"",
    "id": "GSD-2007-6059",
    "references": [
      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6059.html"
    ]
  },
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    "metadata": {
      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
      "reportConfidence": "confirmed",
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    },
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      "id": "GSD-2007-6059",
      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:21:39.095989Z",
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    }
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            "value": "** EN DISPUTA ** Javamail no maneja adecuadamente una serie de intentos de inicio de sesi\u00f3n inv\u00e1lidos en los que se ingresa la misma direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico como nombre de usuario y contrase\u00f1a, y la porci\u00f3n de dominio de esta direcci\u00f3n produce un error Java UnknownHostException, que permite que los atacantes remotos causen una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (agotamiento del grupo de conexiones) a trav\u00e9s de una gran cantidad de solicitudes, lo que resulta en una excepci\u00f3n SQLNestedException. NOTA: Sun niega este problema y afirma que \"El informe hace referencia al c\u00f3digo fuente y los archivos que no existen en los productos mencionados\"."
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        "lastModified": "2024-04-11T00:43:06.333",
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              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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  }
}


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