CVE-2021-38542

low-risk
Published 2022-01-04

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.61% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

James

Affected Vendors

Apache

References (6)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
Mailing List https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
Mailing List https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal