Vulnerability Details 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 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 64.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
Products affected by CVE-2007-6059
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cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.3.2