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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-06 11:46 – Updated: 2026-11-06 19:05
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling
Assigner
apache CNA
References
Impacted products
Credits
Mike Read
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