CVE-2014-1474 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in the Email::Address::List library used by RT.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1474?
CVE-2014-1474 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Email::Address::List before 0.02, as used in RT 4.2.0 through 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a string without an address.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1474?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Bestpractical Rt, Email\ \.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1474?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-1474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1474 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1474, GHSA-wgvf-wh5w-rhm5.