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CVE-2026-42245
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-05-09T20:16:28.017 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:47:34.177

Summary

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, Net::IMAP::ResponseReader has quadratic time complexity when reading large responses containing many string literals. A hostile server can send responses which are crafted to exhaust the client's CPU for a denial of service attack. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.

Affected products

ruby-lang — net\

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References

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