SB2019061824 - Input validation error in perl-email-address-list (Alpine package)
Published: June 18, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019061824
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18898)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The email-ingestion feature in Best Practical Request Tracker 4.1.13 through 4.4 allows denial of service by remote attackers via an algorithmic complexity attack on email address parsing.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.