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CVE-2026-42256
medium 6.0
Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. From versions 0.4.0 to before 0.4.24, 0.5.0 to before 0.5.14, and 0.6.0 to before 0.6.4, when authenticating a connection with SCRAM-SHA1 or SCRAM-SHA256, a hostile server can perform a computational denial-of-service attack on the client process by sending a big iteration count value. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.
Details
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | medium 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/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 |
security-advisories@github.comSecondary |
| CVSS 3.1 | medium 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
- ruby-lang · net::imap
References
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/158d0b505074397cdb5ceb58935e42dd2bcfa612Patch
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/808001bc45c06f7297a7e96d341279e041a7f7f4Patch
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/99f59eab6064955a23debd95410263ad144df758Patch
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.4.24Release Notes
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.5.14Release Notes
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.6.4Release Notes
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-87pf-fpwv-p7m7MitigationVendor Advisory