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CVE-2021-38542

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.9 Published: 2022-01-04 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Apache James

Weakness Type

CWE-77, CWE-327

References