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CVE-2018-12558

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.65%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2018-12558
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.65%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The parse() method in the Email::Address module through 1.909 for Perl is vulnerable to Algorithmic complexity on specially prepared input, leading to Denial of Service. Prepared special input that caused this problem contained 30 form-field characters ("\f").