High severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2022· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Apache James IMAP vulnerable to a ReDoS
CVE-2021-40110
Description
In Apache James, using Jazzer fuzzer, we identified that an IMAP user can craft IMAP LIST commands to orchestrate a Denial Of Service using a vulnerable Regular expression. This affected Apache James prior to 3.6.1 We recommend upgrading to Apache James 3.6.1 or higher , which enforce the use of RE2J regular expression engine to execute regex in linear time without back-tracking.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.james:james-serverMaven | >= 3.1.0, < 3.6.1 | 3.6.1 |
Affected products
10- osv-coords9 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/keycloakpkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-bitnami-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/keycloakpkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-bitnami-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-iamguarded-compatpkg:maven/org.apache.james/james-server
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- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Jamesv5Range: Apache James
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r58x-wjg8-63m9ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40110ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2ghsamailing-listx_refsource_MLISTWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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