Quadratic string concatenation in consumePhrase in net/mail (Go standard library net/mail)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.80 % · percentile 56 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Go
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Pathological inputs could cause DoS through consumePhrase when parsing an email address according to RFC 5322.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1046 — Creation of Immutable Text Using String Concatenation
References
- https://go.dev/issue/78987
- https://go.dev/cl/771520
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/qcCIEXso47M
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4977
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42499
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467809
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42499.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68334
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50319
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59830
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65838
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56785
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56910
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56852
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60018
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57482
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54552
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50336
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57845
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57914
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63636
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49702
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67517
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65335
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67974
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63332
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22120
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63022
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65534
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65116
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65895
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64818
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63163
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22112
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62407
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67148
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68504
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61253
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62754
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57649
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62753
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49712
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51112
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65336
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67975
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62803
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22121
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62406
- +51 more
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GO-2026-4977 — Quadratic string concatenation in consumePhrase in net/mail
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-28432
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-42499
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1249 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.25.10cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.26.0 < 1.26.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Go standard library · net/mail | affected 0 < 1.25.10 ; affected 1.26.0-0 < 1.26.3 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |