USN-4517-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4517-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4517-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4517-1
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Published
2020-09-17T21:20:32.209856Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:13Z
Summary
libemail-address-list-perl vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Email-Address-List does not properly parse email addresses during email-ingestion. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause an algorithmic complexity attack, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18898)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libemail-address-list-perl

Package

Name
libemail-address-list-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-address-list-perl@0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.05-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-address-list-perl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-18898",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libemail-address-list-perl

Package

Name
libemail-address-list-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libemail-address-list-perl@0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.05-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libemail-address-list-perl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-18898",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}