SB2014072105 - Input validation error in perl-email-address (Alpine package) 



SB2014072105 - Input validation error in perl-email-address (Alpine package)

Published: July 21, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014072105
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0477)

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty quoted string in an RFC 2822 address.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.