CVE-2014-4720 in Email::Address
Summary
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.
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Reservation
07/03/2014
Disclosure
07/06/2014
Status
Confirmed
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70271 | Email::Address denial of service | 404 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2014-4720 |