Debian: DSA-2969-1: libemail-address-perl security update
Debian: DSA-2969-1: libemail-address-perl security update
Bastian Blank reported a denial of service vulnerability in Email::Address, a Perl module for RFC 2822 address parsing and creation. Email::Address::parse used significant time on parsing empty quoted strings. A remote attacker able to supply specifically crafted input to
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2969-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 27, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libemail-address-perl CVE ID : CVE-2014-0477 Bastian Blank reported a denial of service vulnerability in Email::Address, a Perl module for RFC 2822 address parsing and creation. Email::Address::parse used significant time on parsing empty quoted strings. A remote attacker able to supply specifically crafted input to an application using Email::Address for parsing, could use this flaw to mount a denial of service attack against the application. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.895-1+deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.905-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.905-1. We recommend that you upgrade your libemail-address-perl packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.