Vulnerability in Email\ \
CVE-2018-12558
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").
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Email\ \ — versions address_module_project
- Email\:\:address Module Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/19/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00012.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12558?
- CVE-2018-12558 is a high-severity vulnerability in Email\ \, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12558?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.