What is CVE-2024-24784?

CVE-2024-24784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go Standard Library Net/mail, classified under CWE-150: IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF ESCAPE, META, OR CONTROL SEQUENCES. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-24784?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-24784 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Go Standard Library Net/mail

CVE-2024-24784

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.

EPSS: 0.010 (61.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Go Standard Library Net/mail — versions 0, 1.22.0-0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24784?: CVE-2024-24784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go Standard Library Net/mail, classified under CWE-150: IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF ESCAPE, META, OR CONTROL SEQUENCES. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-24784?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-24784 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.