CVE-2024-4140

Name
CVE-2024-4140
Description
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.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
issue-tracking https://bugs.debian.org/960062
issue-tracking https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/issues/66
issue-tracking https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/pull/80
issue-tracking https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4140
patch https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/02bf3e26812c8f38a86a33c168571f9783365df2
patch https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3a12edd119e493156a5a05e45dd50f4e36b702e8
patch https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3dcf096eeccb8e4dd42738de676c8f4a5aa7a531
patch https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/7e96ecfa1da44914a407f82ae98ba817bba08f2d
patch https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/b2cb62f19e12580dd235f79e2546d44a6bec54d1
patch https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/fc0fededd24a71ccc51bcd8b1e486385d09aae63
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFD5BWGYAVLW6IO4SUNLTJCFFLHZYQGT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHXHDLPZ6JV4KK3Q43O6TE3WOBAIUQRC/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
email-mime >= 0 < 1.954
cpe:2.3:a:rjbs:email-mime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* email-mime >= None < 1.954

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
perl-email-mime edge-community 1.954-r0 Francesco Colista <fcolista@alpinelinux.org> fixed
perl-email-mime 3.23-community 1.954-r0 Francesco Colista <fcolista@alpinelinux.org> fixed
perl-email-mime 3.22-community 1.954-r0 Francesco Colista <fcolista@alpinelinux.org> fixed
perl-email-mime 3.21-community 1.954-r0 Francesco Colista <fcolista@alpinelinux.org> fixed
perl-email-mime 3.20-community 1.954-r0 Francesco Colista <fcolista@alpinelinux.org> fixed
perl-email-mime 3.19-community 1.954-r0 Francesco Colista <fcolista@alpinelinux.org> fixed