CVE-2022-28220
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apache James prior to release 3.6.3 and 3.7.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. Fix of CVE-2021-38542, which solved similar problem fron Apache James 3.6.1, is subject to a parser differential and do not take into account concurrent requests.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-w45j-f5g5-w94xApache James vulnerable to buffering attack2022-09-09ghsa · osvUS
Apache James prior to release 3.6.3 and 3.7.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. Fix of CVE-2021-38542, which solved similar problem fron Apache James 3.6.1, is subject to a parser differential and do not take into account concurrent requests.
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references (7)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-28220/cnnvd
- https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1enisa_euvd
- https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.htmlPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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