CVE-2014-1474 describes an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Email::Address::List versions prior to 0.02, impacting RT 4.2.0 through 4.2.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by consuming CPU resources through specially crafted strings lacking a valid email address. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it presents a low-impact denial of service risk (A:P) that can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity (AV:N/AC:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:rt:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:email\:\:address\:\:list_project:email\:\:address\:\:list:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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