Debian Security Bug TrackerDEBIANCVE:CVE-2024-4140CVE-2024-4140
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
14.2%
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.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 12 | all | libemail-mime-perl | <= 1.953-1 | libemail-mime-perl_1.953-1_all.deb |
| Debian | 11 | all | libemail-mime-perl | <= 1.949-1 | libemail-mime-perl_1.949-1_all.deb |
| Debian | 999 | all | libemail-mime-perl | < 1.954-1 | libemail-mime-perl_1.954-1_all.deb |
| Debian | 13 | all | libemail-mime-perl | < 1.954-1 | libemail-mime-perl_1.954-1_all.deb |
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
14.2%