High · published December 18, 2025
⚡ A cleverly crafted email address could lead Nodemailer into an endless loop! Talk about a never-ending story! 📧 Think of it like a restaurant with a menu item that causes the kitchen to cook the same dish over and over because the order is misinterpreted — total chaos ensues! This vulnerability could bring your email services to a grinding halt, leaving users unable to send or receive messages. An attacker could exploit this flaw, triggering infinite recursion that not only disrupts service, but could also overwhelm your systems. Absolutely devastating!
Think of it like a restaurant with a menu item that causes the kitchen to cook the same dish over and over because the order is misinterpreted — total chaos ensues! The flaw in Nodemailer allows a denial of service (DoS) when a crafted email address header is processed, causing the address parser to enter an infinite recursion loop.
This vulnerability could bring your email services to a grinding halt, leaving users unable to send or receive messages. An attacker could exploit this flaw, triggering infinite recursion that not only disrupts service, but could also overwhelm your systems. Absolutely devastating! Update Nodemailer to the latest version where this issue is fixed. Regularly review and sanitize email header inputs to prevent such exploits in the future. Don't let a rogue email take your services offline! You've got this! Follow these steps and keep your email services running smoothly! 🛡️
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nodemailer/nodemailer | < 7.0.11 | 7.0.11 |
| redhat/advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes | all versions | — |
| redhat/ceph_storage | all versions | — |
| redhat/developer_hub | all versions | — |