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CVE-2021-38542

Apache James prior to release 3.6.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. This can result in Man-in -the-middle command injection attacks, leading potentially to leakage of sensible information.

Published

2022-01-04T09:15:07.267

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:17:23.503

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-77
Type: Primary
CWE-327

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	james	< 3.6.1	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)