Name: CVE-2024-4140: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-4140, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.01132

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade perl-email-mime	Aug 22, 2024	May 2, 2024
Debian	—	Upgrade libemail-mime-perl	May 15, 2025	May 2, 2024

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