CVE-2024-4140 HIGH

CVE-2024-4140

Vendor Rjbs
Product Email-MIME
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published May 2, 2024
Last update February 13, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 2, 2024 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated