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CVE-2009-4442

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.48%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-12-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Java. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-4442
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.48%
Java

Original NVD Description

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.