CVE catalog
CVE-2024-4140
libemail-mime-perl: CVE-2024-4140
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.13% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | sid | 1.954-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | forky | 1.954-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | trixie | 1.954-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | bookworm | 1.953-1 | vulnerable |
| Opensuse | perl-Email-MIME | tumbleweed | 1.954.0-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | source | sid | 1.954-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [960062] |
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | source | forky | 1.954-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [960062] |
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | source | trixie | 1.954-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [960062] |
| Debian | libemail-mime-perl | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [960062] |
| Opensuse | perl-Email-MIME | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.954.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13973-1 | Not reported |
Notes
[bookworm] libemail-mime-perl: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_13973-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-4140]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:13973-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-4140]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/wid-sec-w-2025-2372.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]