Apache James before 3.9.1 allows denial of service upon MIME parsing
Upgrade to Apache James 3.9.1 or Mime4J 0.8.15 fixes the MIME parsing denial of service issue
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CVE-2026-85111
Resource Exhaustion DoS in Apache James Mime4J library before 0.8.15
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 high
- EPSS
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- Published
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- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
The Apache James Mime4J library before 0.8.15 allows unbounded resource allocation during Mime message parsing, leading to denial of service. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger this by sending crafted Mime messages. Affected are users of the library before 0.8.15 and Apache James servers before 3.9.1.
What to do: Upgrade to Apache James server 3.9.1 which relies on fixed MIME4J 0.8.15.
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Mime4J | prior to 0.8.15 | 0.8.15 |
| Apache James | prior to 3.9.1 | 3.9.1 |
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Description · NVD
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.
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X