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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-21742
CVE-2024-21742:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-21742 affects the Apache James MIME4J library through version 0.8.9. The vulnerability was discovered by Benoit TELLIER and publicly disclosed on February 27, 2024. The issue exists in the MIME4J DOM component used for composing messages, where improper input validation could lead to header injection vulnerabilities (OpenWall).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) and Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CWE-74). The National Vulnerability Database has assigned it a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to add unintended headers to MIME messages, potentially affecting the integrity of message composition in applications using the MIME4J library (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.8.12-1 of the apache-mime4j package. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue (Debian Tracker).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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