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CVE-2024-37358

Apache James: denial of service through the use of IMAP literals

Published: Feb 6, 2025Updated: Sep 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-770
8.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Apache James vulnerable to denial of service through the use of IMAP literals

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
JamesOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
Apache James serverOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.james.protocols:protocols-imap
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
james serverOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37358
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/james-project/commit/6dd3ad9ea1f6a9bc887d2c7af3f5aa30a60ec769
github.com
https://github.com/apache/james-project/commit/b2f3c06edfd37b409121bf04c56a6f026048a77e
github.com
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