Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache James Mime4J library prior version 0.8.15 allows Denial
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 0.8.15 soon.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 13:23 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.8.15
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Apache James Mime4J Core and Apache James Mime4J Dom and org.apache.james/apache-mime4j-core and org.apache.james/apache-mime4j-dom to 0.8.15.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apache James Mime4J Coreorg.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Apache James Mime4J Domorg.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom | Affected
| Fixed in
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Mavenorg.apache.james/apache-mime4j-corepkg:maven/org.apache.james/apache-mime4j-coreOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Mavenorg.apache.james/apache-mime4j-dompkg:maven/org.apache.james/apache-mime4j-domOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Users should upgrade to Apache James Mime4J version 0.8.15 or later, which includes fixes that enforce resource allocation limits and provide better default configurations to mitigate this vulnerability.
Description
A vulnerability in the Apache James Mime4J library prior to version 0.8.15 allows denial of service due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling when parsing MIME messages. The issue is fixed in version 0.8.15 by enforcing new limits and providing better defaults.