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CVE-2014-0477
Published:July 03, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
The parse function in Email::Address module before 1.905 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty quoted string in an RFC 2822 address.
Related Resources (11)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110723
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0477
https://github.com/rjbs/Email-Address/commit/83f8306117115729ac9346523762c0c396251eb5
http://secunia.com/advisories/61981
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0477
https://github.com/rjbs/Email-Address/blob/master/Changes
https://metacpan.org/release/RJBS/Email-Address-1.905
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2969
http://secunia.com/advisories/59333
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/563
http://secunia.com/advisories/59212
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
1.42