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CVE-2014-0477

The parse function in Email::Address module before 1.905 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to…

Medium5.0EPSS 3.6%
Published
Updated
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debian

Description

The parse function in Email::Address module before 1.905 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty quoted string in an RFC 2822 address.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2014-0477, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium5.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
3.6% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

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Affected products

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