Comments in display names are incorrectly handled in net/mail
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
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.
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4
- https://go.dev/cl/555596
- https://go.dev/issue/65083
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/5pwGVUPoMbg
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2609
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0007/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24784