CVE-2021-38542

medium

Description

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.

References

Advisories

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-01-04

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N