VDB
CVE-2014-4720
CVE-2014-4720
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 1.86% · 77.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.86%
77.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libemail-address-perl | 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 6, 2014 CVE Published
- Sep 23, 2014 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4720 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-Address/blob/master/Changes third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/563 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4720 third-party-advisory