CVE-2021-38542
mediumpriority · track · 25OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.023 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4Command Injection in Apache James2022-01-08ghsa · osvUS
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.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1cnnvd
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/3Patchcnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022010404cnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1enisa_euvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1enisa_euvd
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