CVE-2021-38542 Apache James vulnerable to STARTTLS command injection (IMAP and POP3)

2022-01-0408:55:21

CWE-77

apache

www.cve.org

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

34.6%

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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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Apache James",
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "3.6.1",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "Apache James",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]