CVE-2024-24784
golang: net/mail: comments in display names are incorrectly handled
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 5, 2024
Updated · November 4, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Go's net/mail standard library package. 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 made by programs using different parsers.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-115 · Misinterpretation of Input