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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javamail | Sun | * | * |