Unscored severity · published Nov 20, 2007
CVE-2007-6059
Javamail does not properly handle a series of invalid login attempts in which the same e-mail address is entered as username and password, and the domain portion of this address…
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CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Javamail does not properly handle a series of invalid login attempts in which the same e-mail address is entered as username and password, and the domain portion of this address yields a Java UnknownHostException error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool exhaustion) via a large number of requests, resulting in a SQLNestedException. NOTE: Sun disputes this issue, stating "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JA
Javamail · Sun
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6059
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6059
Exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0239.html
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/45299
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