CVE-2009-0609
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 84th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3, when a JDBC data source is used, does not properly handle (1) a long value in an ADD or (2) long string attributes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JDBC backend outage) via crafted LDAP requests.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
2.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 84th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 6274 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Scored 7.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationlow confidence
Sources
References in the record
- securityfocus.com/bid/33761
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-251086-1
- secunia.com/advisories/33923
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