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CVE-2018-12558
The parse() method in the Email::Address module through 1.909 for Perl is vulnerable to Algorithmic complexity on specially prepared…
High7.5EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
The parse() method in the Email::Address module through 1.909 for Perl is vulnerable to Algorithmic complexity on specially prepared input, leading to Denial of Service. Prepared special input that caused this problem contained 30 form-field characters ("\f").
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (3)
- [oss-security] 20180619 CVE-2018-12558: DOS in perl module Email:ddress (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901873 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1114 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
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