Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-6059

Assigned:2007-11-20
Published:2007-11-20
Updated:2008-11-15
Summary:** 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."
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
20071116 Javamail login username and password same email problem

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-6059

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
45299

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sun:javamail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun javamail *