Resource exhaustion in Apache James Server
CVE-2024-37358
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache James Server
- Apache Software Foundation James Server — versions 0, 3.8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread/1pxsh11v5s3fkvhnqvkmlqwt3fgpcrqc (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37358?
- CVE-2024-37358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache James Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37358?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-37358 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.