fkie_cve-2021-38542
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2022-01-04 09:15
Modified
2024-11-21 06:17
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache james *


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  "id": "CVE-2021-38542",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T06:17:23.503",
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