VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-28220
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.98% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- apache/james
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.