USN-4517-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4517-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4517-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4517-1

Related

Published

2020-09-17T21:20:32.209856Z

Modified

2020-09-17T21:20:32.209856Z

Summary

libemail-address-list-perl vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that Email-Address-List does not properly parse email addresses during email-ingestion. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause an algorithmic complexity attack, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18898)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libemail-address-list-perl

Package

Name: libemail-address-list-perl
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-address-list-perl?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.05-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-address-list-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libemail-address-list-perl

Package

Name: libemail-address-list-perl
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-address-list-perl?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.05-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-address-list-perl"
        }
    ]
}