CVE-2022-28220

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductApache James
PublishedSep 8, 2022
First seenSep 8, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • org.apache.james:james-server3.6.3, 3.7.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache jamesv ≤ 3.6.2, 3.7.0—
org.apache.james:james-serverMavenv < 3.6.3, 3.7.0 ≤ v < 3.7.13.6.3, 3.7.1

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