Vulnerability in Golang Go
CVE-2024-24790
The various Is methods (IsPrivate, IsLoopback, etc) did not work as expected for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, returning false for addresses which would return true in their traditional IPv4 forms.
EPSS: 0.020 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Golang Go
- Go Standard Library Net/netip — versions 0, 1.22.0-0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@golang.org (Patch)
- security@golang.org (Issue Tracking)
- security@golang.org (Release Notes)
- security@golang.org (Third Party Advisory)
- security@golang.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-24790?
- CVE-2024-24790 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under CWE-180: INCORRECT BEHAVIOR ORDER: VALIDATE BEFORE CANONICALIZE. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-24790?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-24790 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.