CVE-2024-37358 json
Apache James: denial of service through the use of IMAP literals
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-53882 , GHSA-56jp-w6vw-j3jw
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Similarly to CVE-2024-34055, Apache James is vulnerable to denial of service through the abuse of IMAP literals from both authenticated and unauthenticated users, which could be used to cause unbounded memory allocation and very long computations
Version 3.7.6 and 3.8.2 restrict such illegitimate use of IMAP literals.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.james.protocols:protocols-imap 3.7.6, 3.8.2
- apache james 3.7.6, 3.8.2
- org.apache.james.protocols protocols-imap 3.7.6, 3.8.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.james.protocols:protocols-imap | <3.7.6 >=3.8.0, <3.8.2 |
3.7.6 3.8.2 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache James server
Classification
References
-
github.com
/apache/james-project/commit/6dd3ad9ea1f6a9bc887d2c7af3f5aa30a60ec769
web
-
github.com
/apache/james-project/commit/b2f3c06edfd37b409121bf04c56a6f026048a77e
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/1pxsh11v5s3fkvhnqvkmlqwt3fgpcrqc
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37358
advisory
-
github.com
/apache/james-project
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-37358
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-56jp-w6vw-j3jw
- NVD CVE-2024-37358
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