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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libemail-address-perl | 1.905-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libemail-address-perl | 1.905-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libemail-address-perl | 1.905-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | libemail-address-perl | 1.895-1+deb7u1 | DSA-2969-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | libemail-address-perl | 1.889-2+deb6u1 | DLA-0011-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | perl-Email-Address | 1.908-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10452-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-2969-1 libemail-address-perl - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-0011-1 libemail-address-perl - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10452-1 perl-Email-Address-1.908-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/RJBS/Email-Address-1.905
- 59333 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140618 CVE-2014-0477: Email::Address: Denial-of-Service in Email::Address::parse mailing-list
- 61981 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-Address/commit/83f8306117115729ac9346523762c0c396251eb5
- 59212 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/rjbs/Email-Address/blob/master/Changes
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110723
- DSA-2969 vendor-advisory