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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-37358 · published 6 February 2025

CVE-2024-37358: Apache james server allocation without limits vulnerability

Apache · James Server

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.89% · top 42.3% CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.89%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/1pxsh11v5s3fkvhnqvkmlqwt3fgpcrqc Mailing ListVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-37358), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.