Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity through the ResponseReader class. An attacker can exhaust the client's CPU by sending specially crafted IMAP responses containing many string literals, leading to significant performance degradation in...

net-imap has quadratic complexity when reading response literals

Summary Net::IMAP::ResponseReader has quadratic time complexity when reading large responses containing many string literals. A hostile server can send responses which are crafted to exhaust the client's CPU for a denial of service attack. Details For each literal in a response, ResponseReader...

net-imap has quadratic complexity when reading response literals

Summary Net::IMAP::ResponseReader has quadratic time complexity when reading large responses containing many string literals. A hostile server can send responses which are crafted to exhaust the client's CPU for a denial of service attack. Details For each literal in a response, ResponseReader...

PT-2026-36986

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Net::IMAP affected versions not specified Description Net::IMAP::ResponseReader exhibits quadratic time complexity when processing large responses containing numerous string literals. A hostile server can send specially crafted responses that...

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in the ResponseReader class. An attacker can cause the application to allocate excessive memory and trigger a denial of service by including "literal" strings in responses sent to...