CVE-2022-28220 (GCVE-0-2022-28220)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-08 07:40 – Updated: 2024-08-03 05:48
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Title
STARTTLS command injection in Apache JAMES
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1112 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache James Affected: Apache James , ≤ 3.6.2 (custom)
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Credits
Apache James PMC would like to thanks Benoit TELLIER for this report, and Fabian Ising for his support.
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