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CVE-2009-4440

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
28/12/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.1:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.2:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.3:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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