vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-12558: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 20, 2018 | Jun 7, 2019 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 20, 2018
Added
Jun 7, 2019
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
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").
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-perl-email-address
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