CVE-2009-0609

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-02-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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.

Affected products

Sun Java System Directory Server: 6.0-enterprise, 6.1-enterprise, 6.2-enterprise, 6.3-enterprise

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33923
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125276-08-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-251086-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33761
http://secunia.com/advisories/33923
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125276-08-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-251086-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33761

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