CVE-2026-85111 (GCVE-0-2026-85111)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-11-06 11:50
Modified
2026-11-06 11:50
CWE
  • CWE-770 - 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 Apache James server 3.9.1 that relies on fixed MIME4J 0.8.15 which addresses the issue. See CVE-2026-85108 in Apache James MIME4J library.
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