CVE-2024-4140

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The patch set (from 2020 and 2024) limits excessive depth and the total number of parts."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Existe un problema de uso excesivo de memoria (CWE-770) en Email-MIME, antes de la versi\u00f3n 1.954, que puede causar denegaci\u00f3n de servicio al analizar mensajes MIME de varias partes. El conjunto de parches (de 2020 y 2024) limita la profundidad excesiva y el n\u00famero total de piezas."}], "lastModified": "2025-08-26T17:21:28.577", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:rjbs:email-mime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "4B6A3AEC-8152-4C51-8B5C-57B4A2E22892", "versionEndExcluding": "1.954"}], "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "B8EDB836-4E6A-4B71-B9B2-AA3E03E0F646"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "CA277A6C-83EC-4536-9125-97B84C4FAF59"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@ubuntu.com"}