cvelist/2021/40xxx/CVE-2021-40111.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "security@apache.org",
        "ID": "CVE-2021-40111",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Apache James IMAP parsing Denial Of Service"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
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                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Apache James",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<=",
                                            "version_name": "Apache James",
                                            "version_value": "3.6.0"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Apache Software Foundation"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "The Apache James PMC would like to thanks Benoit TELLIER for the report."
        }
    ],
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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "In Apache James, while fuzzing with Jazzer the IMAP parsing stack, we discover that crafted APPEND and STATUS IMAP command could be used to trigger infinite loops resulting in expensive CPU computations and OutOfMemory exceptions. This can be used for a Denial Of Service attack. The IMAP user needs to be authenticated to exploit this vulnerability. This affected Apache James prior to version 3.6.1. This vulnerability had been patched in Apache James 3.6.1 and higher. We recommend the upgrade."
            }
        ]
    },
    "generator": {
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    "impact": [
        {
            "other": "moderate"
        }
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    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Denial Of Service"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/3",
                "name": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/3"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[oss-security] 20220104 CVE-2021-40111: Apache James IMAP parsing Denial Of Service",
                "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "defect": [
            "JAMES-3634"
        ],
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
    }
}