CVE-2024-4140

Published: May 2, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: security@ubuntu.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Rjbs: Email Mime · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Rjbs Email Mime	Before 1.954

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 39
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 40

Related CWEs

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

References (24)

https://bugs.debian.org/960062

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Mailing List

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/02bf3e26812c8f38a86a33c168571f9783365df2

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3a12edd119e493156a5a05e45dd50f4e36b702e8

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3dcf096eeccb8e4dd42738de676c8f4a5aa7a531

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/7e96ecfa1da44914a407f82ae98ba817bba08f2d

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/b2cb62f19e12580dd235f79e2546d44a6bec54d1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/fc0fededd24a71ccc51bcd8b1e486385d09aae63

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/issues/66

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/pull/80

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Issue Tracking

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFD5BWGYAVLW6IO4SUNLTJCFFLHZYQGT/

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Mailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHXHDLPZ6JV4KK3Q43O6TE3WOBAIUQRC/

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Mailing List

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4140

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/960062