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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-6059 · published 20 November 2007

CVE-2007-6059: Sun javamail vulnerability

Sun · Javamail

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 22.9% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0239.html Exploit
http://osvdb.org/45299
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0239.html Exploit
http://osvdb.org/45299

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-6059), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.