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").
EPSS: 0.026 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Email\ \ — versions address_module_project
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
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.