CVE-2021-38542 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00632.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apache	James

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0517	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4	Command Injection in Apache James

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

We recommend to upgrade to Apache James 3.6.1, which fixes this vulnerability. Furthermore, we recommend, if possible to dis-activate STARTTLS and rely solely on explicit TLS for mail protocols, including SMTP, IMAP and POP3.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2022-01-04T08:55:21

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:44:23.485Z

Reserved: 2021-08-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-38542

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-04T09:15:07.267

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:17:23.503

Link: CVE-2021-38542

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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