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Title : Sun Java System Web Proxy Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2366
CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-13

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A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an unspecified error in the FTP subsystem, which could allow a local or remote attacker to prevent a vulnerable proxy server from accepting new connections, resulting in a denial of service.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Joxean Koret.

ChangeLog

2008-08-13 : Initial release

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