Description

Improper input validation allows for header injection in MIME4J library when using MIME4J DOM for composing message.
This can be exploited by an attacker to add unintended headers to MIME messages.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-21742

Affected Products

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation

Product: Apache James Mime4J

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.08% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 37.91% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/nrqzg93219wdj056pqfszsd33dc54kfy
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/5

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