GSD-2021-38542

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
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.
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CVE-2021-38542
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