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CVE-2009-4440

Published: Dec 28, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

sun
commercial·US
java system directory serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37915
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141958-01-1
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270789-1
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