VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-4140

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.13%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-05-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@ubuntu.com: CWE-770

Primary references