CVE catalog
CVE-2024-21742
apache-mime4j: CVE-2024-21742
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.09% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | apache-mime4j | sid | 0.8.13-1 | fixed |
| Debian | apache-mime4j | forky | 0.8.13-1 | fixed |
| Debian | apache-mime4j | trixie | 0.8.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | apache-mime4j | bookworm | 0.8.2-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | apache-mime4j | source | sid | 0.8.10-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064966] |
| Debian | apache-mime4j | source | forky | 0.8.10-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064966] |
| Debian | apache-mime4j | source | trixie | 0.8.10-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064966] |
| Debian | apache-mime4j | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064966] |
Notes
[bookworm] apache-mime4j: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21742]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-21742]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1641.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]