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CVE-2009-1093
LdapCtx in the LDAP service in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier; 6 Update 12 and…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 3.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
LdapCtx in the LDAP service in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier; 6 Update 12 and earlier; SDK and JRE 1.3.1_24 and earlier; and 1.4.2_19 and earlier does not close the connection when initialization fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (LDAP service hang).
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References42
- SUSE-SA:2009:036 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:137 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 34632 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSRT090058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 35156 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34675 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 35776 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34489 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1038 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBUX02429 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0394 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 34495 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1021893 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-118667-19-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 36185 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0377 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 35255 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1426 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 254569 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:162 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2009-091332.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0392 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 35223 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34240 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11343 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 34496 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6676 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-748-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-1769 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 35416 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-1094 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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