vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2018-12558)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 20, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 20, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
perl-email-address 1.909 is vulnerable to Algorithm Complexity problem and can cause Denial of Service when attacker prepares specially crafted input.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-12558
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-12558
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00012.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/19/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901873
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-4518
- https://github.com/Perl-Email-Project/Email-Address/issues/19
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201905-7
- CWE-407
- EUVD-EUVD-2018-4518
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