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TI-2007-05793 Aliases CVE-2007-6059GHSA-rjpw-fjc2-vvf4

Javamail does not properly handle a series of invalid login attempts in which the same…

Priority LOW 26CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0176 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6059
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjpw-fjc2-vvf4

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2005-01043 Directory traversal vulnerability in the MimeBodyPart.getFileName method in JavaMail… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-01661 JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-01660 ReadMessage.jsp in JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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