CVE-2024-4140
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (17)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-2372Oracle Siebel CRM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-10-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Siebel CRM ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
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sources
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references (40)
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- https://bugs.debian.org/960062cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-4140/cnnvd
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/02bf3e26812c8f38a86a33c168571f9783365df2cnnvd
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3a12edd119e493156a5a05e45dd50f4e36b702e8cnnvd
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/3dcf096eeccb8e4dd42738de676c8f4a5aa7a531cnnvd
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/7e96ecfa1da44914a407f82ae98ba817bba08f2dcnnvd
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/b2cb62f19e12580dd235f79e2546d44a6bec54d1cnnvd
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/commit/fc0fededd24a71ccc51bcd8b1e486385d09aae63cnnvd
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