CVE-2024-48938
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email....
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
- Record
CVE-2024-48938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
- Record
CVE-2024-48938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-43140
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
- Record
EUVD-2024-43140- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjf2-268r-g6x9
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email....
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
- Record
GHSA-pjf2-268r-g6x9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
- Record
CVE-2024-48938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-48938
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-48938
Znuny before LTS 6.5.1 through 6.5.10 and 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 allows DoS/ReDos via email. Parsing the content of emails where HTML code is copied from Microsoft Word could lead to high CPU usage and block the parsing process.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
znunyDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.3.2-36.3.3-16.3.3-1~bpo11+16.3.4-16.3.4-1~bpo11+1 Show 45 moreShow less6.4.2-16.4.2-1~bpo11+16.4.2-26.4.3-16.4.3-1~bpo11+16.4.4-16.4.5-16.4.5-1~bpo11+16.4.5-26.5.1-16.5.10-16.5.10-1~bpo12+16.5.11-16.5.11-1~bpo12+16.5.13-16.5.14-16.5.14-1~bpo12+16.5.15-16.5.15-26.5.15-2~bpo12+16.5.16-16.5.18-16.5.18-1~bpo13+16.5.19-16.5.20-16.5.21-16.5.22-16.5.22-1~bpo13+16.5.23-16.5.23-1~bpo13+16.5.24-16.5.24-1~bpo13+16.5.25-16.5.25-1~bpo13+16.5.26-16.5.26-1~bpo13+16.5.3-16.5.3-1~bpo12+16.5.4-16.5.4-1~bpo12+16.5.5-16.5.5-1~bpo12+16.5.6-16.5.6-1~bpo12+16.5.8-1 |
None known |
znunyDebian:13 |
before 6.5.11-1, plus listed versions 6.3.2-36.3.3-16.3.3-1~bpo11+16.3.4-16.3.4-1~bpo11+1 Show 25 moreShow less6.4.2-16.4.2-1~bpo11+16.4.2-26.4.3-16.4.3-1~bpo11+16.4.4-16.4.5-16.4.5-1~bpo11+16.4.5-26.5.1-16.5.10-16.5.10-1~bpo12+16.5.11-1~bpo12+16.5.3-16.5.3-1~bpo12+16.5.4-16.5.4-1~bpo12+16.5.5-16.5.5-1~bpo12+16.5.6-16.5.6-1~bpo12+16.5.8-16.5.8-1~bpo12+16.5.9-16.5.9-1~bpo12+1 |
6.5.11-1 |
znunyDebian:14 |
before 6.5.11-1, plus listed versions 6.3.2-36.3.3-16.3.3-1~bpo11+16.3.4-16.3.4-1~bpo11+1 Show 25 moreShow less6.4.2-16.4.2-1~bpo11+16.4.2-26.4.3-16.4.3-1~bpo11+16.4.4-16.4.5-16.4.5-1~bpo11+16.4.5-26.5.1-16.5.10-16.5.10-1~bpo12+16.5.11-1~bpo12+16.5.3-16.5.3-1~bpo12+16.5.4-16.5.4-1~bpo12+16.5.5-16.5.5-1~bpo12+16.5.6-16.5.6-1~bpo12+16.5.8-16.5.8-1~bpo12+16.5.9-16.5.9-1~bpo12+1 |
6.5.11-1 |
znunyUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.5.3-16.5.4-16.5.5-16.5.6-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-48938 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Znuny, published October 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in znuny 6.5.11-1.
References
Left out here: 3 versions. The JSON record has them.