CVE - CVE-2015-7686

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-7686	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Address.pm in the Email-Address module 1.908 and earlier for Perl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted string containing a list of e-mail addresses in conjunction with parenthesis characters that can be associated with nested comments. NOTE: the default configuration in 1.908 mitigates this vulnerability but misparses certain realistic comments.
References
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CONFIRM:https://forum.bestpractical.com/t/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt-2017-06-15/32016 MLIST:[oss-security] 20150927 DoS attack through Email-Address perl module v1.907 (CVE id request) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/27/1 MLIST:[oss-security] 20151002 Re: DoS attack through Email-Address perl module v1.907 (CVE id request) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/02/13
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20151002	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20151002)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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