Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0046
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0046)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Email-Address' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0046 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Email-Address' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0046 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The parse() method in the Email::Address module through 1.912 for Perl can consume a large amount of resources on specially prepared input, leading to Denial of Service. Prepared special input that caused this problem contained 30 form-field characters ('\f') (CVE-2018-12558). Affected Software/OS: 'perl-Email-Address' package(s) on Mageia 6. 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-2018-12558 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901873 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/19/3 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1114 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00012.html
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