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CVE-2007-6059

nvd nist
Published: Nov 20, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Sun: Javamail
1 product
Javamail
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
All versions

Related CWEs

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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