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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24784 High

UBUNTU-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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published March 5, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change May 20, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS golang-1.10

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS golang-1.10

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS golang-1.6

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS golang-1.10

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS golang-1.8

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS golang-1.9

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS golang-1.13

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS golang-1.14

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS golang-1.18

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS golang-1.20

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS golang-1.21

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS golang-1.17

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS golang-1.18

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS golang-1.20

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS golang-1.21

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS golang-1.13

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS golang-1.18

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS golang-1.13

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS golang-1.16

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS golang-1.18

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS golang-1.16

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS golang-1.13

4 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-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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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence