CVE-2014-0477

perl-Email-Address: Denial-of-Service in Email::Address::parse

Published Jul 3, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The parse function in Email::Address module before 1.905 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty quoted string in an RFC 2822 address.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2969-1 libemail-address-perl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0512 The parse function in Email::Address module before 1.905 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty quoted string in an RFC 2822 address.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01764}

epss

{'score': 0.0166}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 3, 2014, 5:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:03 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 18, 2014, 12:00 AM