CVE-2026-116273 Affecting libmime-tools-perl package, versions <5.522-1
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- published28 Oct 2026
- disclosed28 Oct 2026
Introduced: 28 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-116273 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable libmime-tools-perl to version 5.522-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libmime-tools-perl package and not the libmime-tools-perl package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
MIME::Parser versions before 5.521 for Perl set no limit on the number of message parts by default, allowing memory exhaustion.
The max_parts option defaulted to -1, which disables the limit, so a parser created with default settings builds an entity for every part however many a message has.
Version 5.521 sets max_parts to 1000 and max_depth to 64 by default. Setting either to -1 still removes the limit.