Javamail DoS
Published Nov 20, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.76%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01760) | 77.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01760) | 75.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 63.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 74.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 72.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 68.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0239.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://osvdb.org/45299 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6059 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393821 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6059
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6059
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0239.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://osvdb.org/45299 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6059 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393821 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6059 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6059 |
Change history (0)
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