UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-4140
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140
Upstream
Published
2024-05-02T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T20:20:17.241237Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

libemail-mime-perl

Package

Name
libemail-mime-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-mime-perl@1.937-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.926-1
1.936-1
1.937-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.937-1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-mime-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

libemail-mime-perl

Package

Name
libemail-mime-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-mime-perl@1.946-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.937-1
1.946-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.946-1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-mime-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

libemail-mime-perl

Package

Name
libemail-mime-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-mime-perl@1.946-1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.946-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.946-1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-mime-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

libemail-mime-perl

Package

Name
libemail-mime-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-mime-perl@1.952-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.949-1
1.952-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.952-1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-mime-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

libemail-mime-perl

Package

Name
libemail-mime-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-mime-perl@1.953-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.953-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.953-1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-mime-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140.json"

Ubuntu:25.10

libemail-mime-perl

Package

Name
libemail-mime-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-mime-perl@1.954-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.954-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.954-1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-mime-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-4140.json"