CVE-2021-40110
Apache James IMAP Regular Expression Denial of Service (REDoS)
Description
In Apache James, using Jazzer fuzzer, we identified that an IMAP user can craft IMAP LIST commands to orchestrate a Denial Of Service using a vulnerable Regular expression. This affected Apache James prior to 3.6.1 We recommend upgrading to Apache James 3.6.1 or higher , which enforce the use of RE2J regular expression engine to execute regex in linear time without back-tracking.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 4, 2022, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 12, 2022, 7:54 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-40110.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-40110 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-40110 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.6.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/2 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-40110 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-40110
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.18 }} 0.02%
score
0.55435
percentile