CVE-2014-1474

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Published Jul 15, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Email::Address::List before 0.02, as used in RT 4.2.0 through 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a string without an address.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:4.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:4.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:4.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:email\:\:address\:\:list_project:email\:\:address\:\:list::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-1550	Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Email::Address::List before 0.02, as used in RT 4.2.0 through 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a string without an address.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.427% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.bestpractical.com/2014/01/security-vulnerability-in-rt-42.html
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2014-June/000257.html
https://metacpan.org/changes/release/ALEXMV/Email-Address-List-0.02

History

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Subscriptions

Bestpractical Rt

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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:42 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 15, 2014, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:42 AM
Reserved: Jan 16, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 15, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:04 AM

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