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    1 vulnerability found for Apache James Mime4J Core by Apache Software Foundation

    CVE-2026-85108 (GCVE-0-2026-85108)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-06 11:46 – Updated: 2026-11-10 18:39
    VLAI
    Title
    Apache James MIME4J: Denial of service due to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
    Summary
    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache James Mime4J library prior version 0.8.15 allows Denial of Service upon parsing Mime messages. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.8.15 which fixes the issue by enforcing new limits and providing better defaults.
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2026-11-10 18:38 UTC
    CWE
    • CWE-770 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling
    Assigner
    apache CNA
    Credits
    Show details on NVD website

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