Best Practical RT 4.2.0/4.2.1/4.2.2 Email::Address::List numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Best Practical RT 4.2.0/4.2.1/4.2.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function Email::Address::List. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-1474. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Best Practical RT 4.2.0/4.2.1/4.2.2 (Ticket Tracking Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Email::Address::List. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Email::Address::List before 0.02, as used in RT 4.2.0 through 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a string without an address.

The weakness was disclosed 07/15/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at metacpan.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1474 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72155 (FreeBSD : rt42 -- denial-of-service attack via the email gateway (d1dfc4c7-8791-11e3-a371-6805ca0b3d42)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72155) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43944†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 72155
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : rt42 -- denial-of-service attack via the email gateway (d1dfc4c7-8791-11e3-a371-6805ca0b3d42)
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OpenVAS ID: 801857
OpenVAS Name: Request Tracker (RT) Email::Address::List Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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01/27/2014 +11 days 🔍
01/28/2014 +1 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +254 days 🔍
03/24/2022 +2555 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: metacpan.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-1474 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70357
Vulnerability Center: 43944 - Best Practical Solutions RT 4.2.0 through 4.2.2 Remote DoS via the Email Gateway, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/24/2022 18:37
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (62), 05/24/2017 11:35 (2), 03/24/2022 18:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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