VDB-189659 · CVE-2021-40110 · GCVE-0-2021-40110

James up to 3.6.0 Regular Expression denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in James up to 3.6.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Regular Expression Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-40110. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in James up to 3.6.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Regular Expression Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 01/04/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40110 since 08/25/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

James

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: James 3.6.1

Timelineinfo

08/25/2021 🔍
01/04/2022 +132 days 🔍
01/04/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40110 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40110
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189659

Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2022 12:46
Updated: 01/06/2022 12:14
Changes: 01/04/2022 12:46 (38), 01/06/2022 12:14 (1)
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