CVE-2021-40111 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Apache James versions prior to 3.6.1. Crafted APPEND and STATUS IMAP commands can trigger infinite loops, leading to high CPU utilization and OutOfMemory exceptions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), requiring an authenticated IMAP user for exploitation. There is currently no public exploit code, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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