vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2024-4140: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 2, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 2, 2024
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-perl-email-mime
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