Vulnerability in Sun Java System Directory Server
CVE-2009-4440
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 does not properly handle multiple client connections within a short time window, which allows remote attackers to hijack the backend connection of an authenticated user, and obtain the privileges of this user, by making a client connection in opportunistic circumstances, related to "long binds," aka Bug Ids 6828462 and 6823593.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.016 (73.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Sun Java_system_directory_server — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_SUNALERT, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)