CVE catalog
CVE-2014-4720
libemail-address-perl: CVE-2014-4720
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.86% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | sid | 1.913-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | forky | 1.913-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | trixie | 1.913-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | bookworm | 1.913-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | source | sid | 1.905-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | source | forky | 1.905-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | source | trixie | 1.905-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libemail-address-perl | source | bookworm | 1.905-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libemail-address-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
1.913-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.905-1dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 12
1.913-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.905-1dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libemail-address-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
1.913-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.905-1dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 13
1.913-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.905-1dsa · libemail-address-perl · debian · 13
Observed: