Email::Address module before 1.904 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via vectors related to "backtracking into the phrase," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0477.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade perl-email-address | Aug 30, 2017 | Jul 6, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libemail-address-perl | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 6, 2014 |
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