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CVE-2022-28220: STARTTLS command injection in Apache JAMES

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

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.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache James: through 3.6.2; 3.7.0

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
• https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
• https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.html

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