CVE-2022-28220 — HIGH (7.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-28220?

CVE-2022-28220 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-28220?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache James.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	James	<= 3.6.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.htmlPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://james.apache.org/james/update/2022/08/26/james-3.7.1.htmlPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-28220?

CVE-2022-28220 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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....

How severe is CVE-2022-28220?

CVE-2022-28220 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-28220?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache James.