#VU86900 Input validation error in Mime4j - CVE-2024-21742

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#VU86900 Input validation error in Mime4j - CVE-2024-21742

Published: February 28, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86900
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21742
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mime4j
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate MIME headers.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when using MIME4J DOM for composing message. A remote attacker can manipulate headers inside a MIME message.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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