CVE-2021-38542

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.

• CWE-77
• CWE-327

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jan 4, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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