CVE catalog

CVE-2014-0477

libemail-address-perl: CVE-2014-0477

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Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
3.58% · Oct 25, 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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianlibemail-address-perlsid1.913-1fixed
Debianlibemail-address-perlforky1.913-1fixed
Debianlibemail-address-perltrixie1.913-1fixed
Debianlibemail-address-perlbookworm1.913-1fixed
Opensuseperl-Email-Addresstumbleweed1.908-1.3fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianlibemail-address-perlsourcesid1.905-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibemail-address-perlsourceforky1.905-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibemail-address-perlsourcetrixie1.905-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibemail-address-perlsourcebookworm1.905-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Opensuseperl-Email-Addressrpmtumbleweed1.908-1.3Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:10452-1Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • Details (2)
    • 1.913-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.905-1

      dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 12

    • 1.913-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.905-1

      dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • Details (2)
    • 1.913-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.905-1

      dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 13

    • 1.913-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.905-1

      dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • Source package: [perl-Email-Address]

    Details (1)
    • 1.913-1.12 · noarch · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.908-1.3

      dsa · perl-Email-Address · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References