CVE-2021-40110
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Apache James, using Jazzer fuzzer, we identified that an IMAP user can craft IMAP LIST commands to orchestrate a Denial Of Service using a vulnerable Regular expression. This affected Apache James prior to 3.6.1 We recommend upgrading to Apache James 3.6.1 or higher , which enforce the use of RE2J regular expression engine to execute regex in linear time without back-tracking.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-r58x-wjg8-63m9Denial of Service in Apache James2022-01-08ghsa · osvUS
In Apache James, using Jazzer fuzzer, we identified that an IMAP user can craft IMAP LIST commands to orchestrate a Denial Of Service using a vulnerable Regular expression. This affected Apache James prior to 3.6.1 We recommend upgrading to Apache James 3.6.1 or higher , which enforce the use of RE2J regular expression engine to execute regex in linear time without back-tracking.
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references (8)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2cnnvd
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/3Patchcnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022010404cnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2enisa_euvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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