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CVE-2014-4720

MEDIUM
2014-07-06 cve@mitre.org
5.0
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jul 06, 2014 - 23:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Email::Address module before 1.904 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via vectors related to "backtracking into the phrase," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0477.

AnalysisAI

Email::Address module before 1.904 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via vectors related to "backtracking. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

Email::Address module before 1.904 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via vectors related to "backtracking into the phrase," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0477. Affected products include: Email\ \. Version information: before 1.904.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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