High severity · published Sep 8, 2022
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
7.5
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JA
James · Apache
through 3.6.2; 3.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28220
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28220
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
Patch
https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.html
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