CVE catalog

CVE-2018-18898

libemail-address-list-perl: CVE-2018-18898

Severity: Medium
Published: Mar 21, 2019, 4:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.36% · Oct 25, 2026

The email-ingestion feature in Best Practical Request Tracker 4.1.13 through 4.4 allows denial of service by remote attackers via an algorithmic complexity attack on email address parsing.

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-list-perl	sid	`0.07-1`	fixed
Debian	libemail-address-list-perl	forky	`0.07-1`	fixed
Debian	libemail-address-list-perl	trixie	`0.06-2`	fixed
Debian	libemail-address-list-perl	bookworm	`0.06-2`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.10	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.11	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.12	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.13	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.14	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.15	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.16	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.17	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.18	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.19	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.20	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.21	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.22	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.23	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	3.24	`0.06-r0`	fixed
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	16.04	`0.05-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	16.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	18.04	`0.05-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	18.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	16.04	`0.05-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	16.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	18.04	`0.05-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	18.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	20.04	`0.06-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libemail-address-list-perl	source	sid	`0.06-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libemail-address-list-perl	source	forky	`0.06-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libemail-address-list-perl	source	trixie	`0.06-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libemail-address-list-perl	source	bookworm	`0.06-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.10	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.11	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.12	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.13	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.14	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.15	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.16	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.17	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.18	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.19	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.20	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.21	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.22	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.23	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Alpine	perl-email-address-list	apk	3.24	`0.06-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	deb	16.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1`	Not reported	USN-4517-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	deb	18.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1`	Not reported	USN-4517-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	deb	16.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	deb	18.04	`0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported
Ubuntu	libemail-address-list-perl	deb	20.04	`0.06-1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18898	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libemail-address-list-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.06-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.06-1
  dsa · libemail-address-list-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libemail-address-list-perl · debian · 12
- 0.06-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.06-1
  dsa · libemail-address-list-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libemail-address-list-perl · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libemail-address-list-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.06-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.06-1
  dsa · libemail-address-list-perl · debian · 13
- 0.06-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.06-1
  dsa · libemail-address-list-perl · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:35:42 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]