CVE-2009-4441 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition (versions 6.0 through 6.3.1) where the Directory Proxy Server (DPS) fails to enable the SO_KEEPALIVE socket option. This oversight allows remote attackers to exhaust connection slots by establishing numerous connections, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, but only resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.1:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.2:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.3:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.3.1:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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