CVE-2026-107575

Inefficient algorithmic complexity in the SPF macro expansion of Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.3.4 and 6.3.5 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume worker-thread time by publishing a crafted SPF record. RFC 7208 section 7.1 requires a name too long to look up to lose whole labels from the left; the server did this by removing one label at a time and copying the rest of the name each time, so the work grew with the square of the expansion. An attacker who publishes an SPF record for a domain they control, with a mechanism whose domain-spec expands through macros to a name far longer than 253 characters, makes the SPF check of a message from that domain take several seconds. The expansion is bounded by SPF's own per-term and per-macro limits, so the loss of availability is partial.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/hmailserver/hmailserver/-/releases/v6.3.6
https://gitlab.com/hmailserver/hmailserver/-/work_items/74

Configurations

No configuration.

History

08 Oct 2026, 12:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-08 12:17

Updated : 2026-10-08 21:02

NVD link : CVE-2026-107575

Mitre link : CVE-2026-107575

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-107575

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-407

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

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