CVE-2024-4140
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.3%
An excessive memory use issue (CWE-770) exists in Email-MIME, before version 1.954, which can cause denial of service when parsing multipart MIME messages. The patch set (from 2020 and 2024) limits excessive depth and the total number of parts.
CNA Affected
[
{
"packageName": "libemail-mime-perl",
"product": "Email-MIME",
"vendor": "rjbs",
"repo": "https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME",
"platforms": [
"Linux"
],
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "1.954",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
]References
bugs.debian.org/960062
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/02bf3e26812c8f38a86a33c168571f9783365df2
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3a12edd119e493156a5a05e45dd50f4e36b702e8
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3dcf096eeccb8e4dd42738de676c8f4a5aa7a531
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/7e96ecfa1da44914a407f82ae98ba817bba08f2d
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/b2cb62f19e12580dd235f79e2546d44a6bec54d1
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/fc0fededd24a71ccc51bcd8b1e486385d09aae63
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/issues/66
github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/pull/80
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UFD5BWGYAVLW6IO4SUNLTJCFFLHZYQGT/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHXHDLPZ6JV4KK3Q43O6TE3WOBAIUQRC/
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4140
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.3%