CVE-2018-12558
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
2.5
Description
The parse() method in the Email::Address module through 1.909 for Perl is vulnerable to Algorithmic complexity on specially prepared input, leading to Denial of Service. Prepared special input that caused this problem contained 30 form-field characters ("\f").
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12558
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201905-7
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.912-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.912-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.912-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.912-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.912-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.912-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.