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CVE-2024-24784

Comments in display names are incorrectly handled in net/mail

Published: Mar 5, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The ParseAddressList function incorrectly handles comments (text within parentheses) within display names. Since this is a misalignment with conforming address parsers, it can result in different trust decisions being made by programs using different parsers.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat StorageOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenShift Container PlatformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Go standard library
oss-project·USaka crypto/x509, html/template, net/http, golang standard library
net/mailLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The Go Project
oss-projectaka crypto, golang-google-protobuf, go
Go
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://go.dev/issue/65083
go.dev
https://go.dev/cl/555596
go.dev
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/5pwGVUPoMbg
groups.google.com
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