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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-24784: held from 0.010 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

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.