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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-116272 EUVD-2026-112305GHSA-hx8x-4mjr-grc3

MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl do not flag a duplicate boundary parameter whose name contains a nested comment

Published Oct 28, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

Description

MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl do not flag a duplicate boundary parameter whose name contains a nested comment.

A parameter written boundary((c))="A" or boundary(\))="A" is stored under that literal name rather than as boundary. A second boundary parameter is then not reported as a duplicate, and MIME::Parser splits the message on it.

Readers that skip comments as RFC 5322 allows take the first boundary instead. A remote sender can hide an attachment from a filter that relies on ambiguous_content() while the recipient's mail client shows it.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— MIME-tools < 5.521 5.521

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libmime-tools-perl 5.522-1 —
Debian 13 libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Debian 12 libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libmime-tools-perl No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed perl-MIME-tools 5.522.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:12347-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 perl-MIME-tools 5.522.0-bp160.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:22226-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 perl-MIME-tools 5.522-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3425

Advisories 3

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