Description
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 (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0061
EPSS Percentile
70.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-327
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (2)
apache/james
< 3.6.1
org.apache.james/james-server
0 - 3.6.1Maven
Published
Jan 04, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026