VDB
CVE-2018-12558
CVE-2018-12558
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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 2.67% · 85.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.67%
85.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | libemail-address-perl | 0, 1.908-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libemail-address-perl | 1.905-2, 1.908-1, 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 20, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 14, 2022 CVE Updated
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 12, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12558 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/19/3 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901873 third-party-advisory
- https://metacpan.org/pod/Email::Address third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12558 third-party-advisory