DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116266: Debian/libmime-tools-perl vulnerability

Published Oct 28, 2026
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Updated

MIME::Head versions from 5.518 before 5.521 for Perl decode a partly encoded multipart boundary without flagging the parse as ambiguous. The multipartboundary() method decodes RFC 2047 encoded words anywhere in the boundary, but the ambiguity check only fires when the whole value is one encoded word. A boundary such as abc=?us-ascii?Q?def?= is used as abcdef, and ambiguouscontent() returns false. Encoded words are not allowed in parameters, so other mail readers split the message on the literal value. A remote sender can hide an attachment from a filter that relies on ambiguouscontent() while the recipient's mail client shows it.

Affected Software

3 affected components
debian/libmime-tools-perl*
debian/libmime-tools-perl*
debian/libmime-tools-perl*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade MIME::Head to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.521

Event History

Oct 28, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·06:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·06:17 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

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