SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-2806

The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long argument to the MAIL command.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 6.60%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long argument to the MAIL command.

CVSS 2.0
7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
6.60% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
apache/james
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.