CVE-2021-40110 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting Apache James versions prior to 3.6.1, where a malicious IMAP user can craft specific LIST commands to trigger a vulnerable regular expression. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Organizations using Apache James are advised to upgrade to version 3.6.1 or higher to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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