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Unscored USN-4517-1 1 CVE

libemail-address-list-perl vulnerability

Published Sep 17, 2020 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS libemail-address-list-perl 0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS libemail-address-list-perl 0.05-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18898