8.6

CVE-2024-37358: apache software foundation apache james server

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-56jp-w6vw-j3jw
Published 06-02-2025Last modified 01-09-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-37358 is a high (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache james server. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.89%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-09-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.89% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.89%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Org.apache.james.protocols1 product
  • protocols-imap< 3.7.6 | ≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links