Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0389
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0389)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Email-Address' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0389 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Email-Address' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0389 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated perl-Email-Address package fixes security vulnerability: The parse function in Email::Address module before 1.905 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty quoted string in an RFC 2822 address (CVE-2014-0477). The Email::Address module before 1.904 for Perl uses an inefficient regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via vectors related to 'backtracking into the phrase' (CVE-2014-4720). Affected Software/OS: 'perl-Email-Address' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4. 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-2014-0477 Debian Security Information: DSA-2969 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2969 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110723 http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/563 http://secunia.com/advisories/59212 http://secunia.com/advisories/59333 http://secunia.com/advisories/61981 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4720
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