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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892101
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2101-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libemail-address-list-perl' package(s) announced via the DLA-2101-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libemail-address-list-perl' package(s) announced via the DLA-2101-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An denial of service via an algorithmic complexity attack on email address parsing have been identified in libemail-address-list-perl.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 0.05-1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libemail-address-list-perl packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libemail-address-list-perl' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18898
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CPJVDT77ZPRU5Z2BEMZM7EBY6WZHUATZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YR46PPHBEM76DNN4DEQMAYIKLCO3TQU2/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00009.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4517-1/
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