FKIE_CVE-2024-4140
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-02 20:15 - Updated: 2025-08-26 17:21
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Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rjbs | email-mime | * | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 39 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 40 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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