USN-4517-1

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    USN-4517-1

    Published: 17 Sept 2020Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4517-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18898

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libemail-address-list-perl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb9u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.05-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    0.05-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High