Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201905-7
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Severity: Low
Date    : 2019-05-06
CVE-ID  : CVE-2018-12558
Package : perl-email-address
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-722

Summary
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The package perl-email-address before version 1.912-1 is vulnerable to
denial of service.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.912-1.

# pacman -Syu "perl-email-address>=1.912-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.912.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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perl-email-address 1.909 is vulnerable to Algorithm Complexity problem
and can cause Denial of Service when attacker prepares specially
crafted input.

Impact
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A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via specially crafted
input.

References
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https://github.com/Perl-Email-Project/Email-Address/issues/19
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/19/3
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-12558