| Name | CVE-2024-21742 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1064966 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| apache-mime4j (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 0.8.2-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 0.8.11-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[bookworm] - apache-mime4j <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - apache-mime4j <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - apache-mime4j <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/5
https://github.com/apache/james-mime4j/commit/9dec5df2a588fed8027839815daefa79ee66efd1 (apache-mime4j-project-0.8.10)
https://github.com/apache/james-mime4j/pull/91