CVE-2021-38542

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    CVE-2021-38542

    Published: 4 Jan 2022Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Affected versions

    james-project-3.6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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