Apache James DoS via IMAP Literals (v3.7.6,3.8.2 Mitigated)
CVE-2024-37358 Published on February 6, 2025
Apache James: denial of service through the use of IMAP literals
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-37358 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-37358
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache James server:- Before and including 3.7.5 is affected.
- Version 3.8.0, <= 3.8.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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