GHSA-w45j-f5g5-w94x
Apache James vulnerable to buffering attack
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.james:james-server | < 3.6.3 | 3.6.3 |
| Maven | org.apache.james:james-server | >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.1 | 3.7.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.