CVE-2026-42256
MEDIUM
6,0
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: passive
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
1322
Use of Blocking Code in Single-threaded, Non-blocking Context
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/158d0b505074397cdb5ceb58935e42dd2bcfa612
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/808001bc45c06f7297a7e96d341279e041a7f7f4
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/99f59eab6064955a23debd95410263ad144df758
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.4.24
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.5.14
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.6.4
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-87pf-fpwv-p7m7