cve/2024/CVE-2024-4140.md

### [CVE-2024-4140](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-4140)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Email-MIME&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.954%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-770&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-MIME/issues/66

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.