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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-85108 EUVD-2026-118221GHSA-7j7p-grhm-j8xq

Apache James MIME4J: Denial of service due to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Published Nov 6, 2026 · Updated Nov 10, 2026 · Assigned by apache

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache James Mime4J Core < 0.8.15 0.8.15
Apache Software Foundation Apache James Mime4J Dom < 0.8.15 0.8.15

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