CVE-2009-4442
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6...
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 does not properly implement the max-client-connections configuration setting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) by making multiple connections and performing no operations on these connections, aka Bug Id 6648665.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 does not properly implement the max-client-connections configuration setting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) by making multiple connections and performing no operations on these connections, aka Bug Id 6648665.
- Record
CVE-2009-4442- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-16
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 does not properly implement the max-client-connections configuration setting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) by making multiple connections and performing no operations on these connections, aka Bug Id 6648665.
- Record
CVE-2009-4442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4409 No score
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 does not properly implement the max-client-connections configuration setting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) by making multiple connections and performing no operations on these connections, aka Bug Id 6648665.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92g7-p9j3-942v No score
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6...
Directory Proxy Server (DPS) in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 does not properly implement the max-client-connections configuration setting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) by making multiple connections and performing no operations on these connections, aka Bug Id 6648665.
- Record
GHSA-92g7-p9j3-942v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4442 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Java System Directory Server, published December 28, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3647
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141958-01-1
securityfocus.com/bid/37481
securitytracker.com/id?1023389
secunia.com/advisories/37915
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4442
github.com/advisories/GHSA-92g7-p9j3-942v