CVE-2014-9472

Description

The email gateway in RT (aka Request Tracker) 3.0.0 through 4.x before 4.0.23 and 4.2.x before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted email.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory bestpractical.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blog.bestpractical.com/2015/02/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72832 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3176 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/154047.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154213.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9472?
CVE-2014-9472 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9472?
To fix CVE-2014-9472, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9472 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9472 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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