CVE-2026-116273

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-116273", "assignerOrgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "CPANSec", "dateReserved": "2026-10-25T18:05:02.236Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-28T17:34:44.660Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-05T20:43:49.085Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "modules": ["MIME::Parser"], "packageName": "MIME-tools", "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/MIME-tools", "programFiles": ["lib/MIME/Parser.pm"], "programRoutines": [{"name": "MIME::Parser::init"}, {"name": "MIME::Parser::process_part"}], "repo": "https://salsa.debian.org/dskoll/mime-tools", "versions": [{"lessThan": "5.521", "status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "MIME::Parser versions before 5.521 for Perl set no limit on the number of message parts by default, allowing memory exhaustion.\n\nThe max_parts option defaulted to -1, which disables the limit, so a parser created with default settings builds an entity for every part however many a message has.\n\nVersion 5.521 sets max_parts to 1000 and max_depth to 64 by default. Setting either to -1 still removes the limit."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-1188", "description": "CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-770", "description": "CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "shortName": "CPANSec", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-28T17:34:44.660Z"}, "references": [{"tags": ["release-notes"], "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/DSKOLL/MIME-tools-5.521/changes"}], "solutions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Upgrade to MIME-tools 5.521 or later."}], "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "title": "MIME::Parser versions before 5.521 for Perl set no limit on the number of message parts by default, allowing memory exhaustion", "x_generator": {"engine": "cpansec-cna-tool 0.1"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-11-05T20:43:28.368814Z", "id": "CVE-2026-116273", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-05T20:43:49.085Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2026-116273", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-11-05T20:43:28.368814Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-05T20:41:12.279Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "MIME::Parser versions before 5.521 for Perl set no limit on the number of message parts by default, allowing memory exhaustion", "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "affected": [{"repo": "https://salsa.debian.org/dskoll/mime-tools", "modules": ["MIME::Parser"], "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.521", "versionType": "custom"}], "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/MIME-tools", "packageName": "MIME-tools", "programFiles": ["lib/MIME/Parser.pm"], "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "programRoutines": [{"name": "MIME::Parser::init"}, {"name": "MIME::Parser::process_part"}]}], "solutions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Upgrade to MIME-tools 5.521 or later."}], "references": [{"url": "https://metacpan.org/release/DSKOLL/MIME-tools-5.521/changes", "tags": ["release-notes"]}], "x_generator": {"engine": "cpansec-cna-tool 0.1"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "MIME::Parser versions before 5.521 for Perl set no limit on the number of message parts by default, allowing memory exhaustion.\n\nThe max_parts option defaulted to -1, which disables the limit, so a parser created with default settings builds an entity for every part however many a message has.\n\nVersion 5.521 sets max_parts to 1000 and max_depth to 64 by default. Setting either to -1 still removes the limit."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-1188", "description": "CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-770", "description": "CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "shortName": "CPANSec", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-28T17:34:44.660Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-116273", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-05T20:43:49.085Z", "dateReserved": "2026-10-25T18:05:02.236Z", "assignerOrgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "datePublished": "2026-10-28T17:34:44.660Z", "assignerShortName": "CPANSec"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "modules": ["MIME::Parser"], "packageName": "MIME-tools", "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/MIME-tools", "programFiles": ["lib/MIME/Parser.pm"], "programRoutines": [{"name": "MIME::Parser::init"}, {"name": "MIME::Parser::process_part"}], "repo": "https://salsa.debian.org/dskoll/mime-tools", "versions": [{"lessThan": "5.521", "status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "MIME::Parser versions before 5.521 for Perl set no limit on the number of message parts by default, allowing memory exhaustion.\n\nThe max_parts option defaulted to -1, which disables the limit, so a parser created with default settings builds an entity for every part however many a message has.\n\nVersion 5.521 sets max_parts to 1000 and max_depth to 64 by default. Setting either to -1 still removes the limit."}], "id": "CVE-2026-116273", "lastModified": "2026-11-05T21:18:39.163", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-116273", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "yes"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-11-05T20:43:28.368814Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2026-10-28T18:17:13.797", "references": [{"source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/DSKOLL/MIME-tools-5.521/changes"}], "sourceIdentifier": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-770"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-1188"}], "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "perl-mime-tools: perl-mime-tools: Denial of Service via memory exhaustion from excessive message parts", "id": "2563060", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2563060"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-770", "details": ["MIME::Parser versions before 5.521 for Perl set no limit on the number of message parts by default, allowing memory exhaustion.\nThe max_parts option defaulted to -1, which disables the limit, so a parser created with default settings builds an entity for every part however many a message has.\nVersion 5.521 sets max_parts to 1000 and max_depth to 64 by default. Setting either to -1 still removes the limit.", "A flaw was found in perl-mime-tools. The parser does not enforce a default limit on the number of parts processed in a MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) message. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted message containing an excessive number of parts, leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS)."], "name": "CVE-2026-116273", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "perl-MIME-tools", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}], "public_date": "2026-10-28T17:34:44Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116273\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116273\nhttps://metacpan.org/release/DSKOLL/MIME-tools-5.521/changes"], "threat_severity": "Important"}

{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[0,5.521)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 100.0, "confidence_source": "manual", "scores": [{"score": 100.0, "source": "manual"}]}, "product": "mime::parser", "vendor": "perl"}], "created": "2026-10-28T18:45:07.232648+00:00", "updated": "2026-10-30T14:15:08.268407+00:00", "vendors": ["perl", "perl$PRODUCT$mime::parser"]}