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

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache James
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 January 2022

Summary

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.

Affected Version(s)

Apache James Apache James < 3.6.1

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

We thanks Benoit Tellier, Raphael Ouazana for reporting this vulnerability as well as Damian Poddebniak, Fabian Ising, Hanno Böck, and Sebastian Schinzel Münster University of Applied Science for their research and tools regarding STARTTLS security.
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