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Debian 8: DLA-2101-1 Critical: libemail-address-list-perl Denial Of Service

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 12, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Denial of service fix for libemail-address-list-perl on Debian 8 'Jessie'. Upgrade recommended for security.
An denial of service via an algorithmic complexity attack on email address parsing have been identified in libemail-address-list-perl
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Summary

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.05-1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libemail-address-list-perl packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: libemail-address-list-perl
Version: 0.05-1+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2018-18898

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