GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-fqgw-6qj5-8hmp Infinite Loop in Apache James

MEDIUM Published 2022-01-08 Modified 2022-01-07 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-40111
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.james:james-server
Severity
Moderate
Weaknesses
CWE-835
Reviewed
2022-01-07

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.james:james-server: < 3.6.1 → fixed in 3.6.1

Description

In Apache James, while fuzzing with Jazzer the IMAP parsing stack, we discover that crafted APPEND and STATUS IMAP command could be used to trigger infinite loops resulting in expensive CPU computations and OutOfMemory exceptions. This can be used for a Denial Of Service attack. The IMAP user needs to be authenticated to exploit this vulnerability. This affected Apache James prior to version 3.6.1. This vulnerability had been patched in Apache James 3.6.1 and higher. We recommend the upgrade.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-40111 In Apache James, while fuzzing with Jazzer the IMAP parsing stack, we discover that crafted APPEND and STATUS IMAP command could be used to… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition weakness

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