CVE-2024-4140

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-770

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 2, 2024
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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