CVE-2024-37358 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apache James Server versions prior to 3.7.6 and 3.8.2. Attackers, both authenticated and unauthenticated, can exploit this by abusing IMAP literals to trigger unbounded memory allocation and lengthy computations. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability requires no user interaction and can lead to a complete denial of service. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:james_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:james_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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