CVE-2026-42499
Description
A flaw was found in the net/mail package within the Go standard library. A remote attacker could provide specially crafted, pathological email addresses. When these malformed email addresses are parsed by the consumePhrase function, it can lead to excessive resource consumption due to quadratic string concatenation, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Statement
This is an Important denial of service vulnerability in the net/mail package of the Go standard library. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted email addresses, leading to excessive resource consumption and a denial of service in Go applications that parse email addresses using the affected library.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | N/A | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | None |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Other
Technical Impact: Reduce Performance
This issue can make the product perform more slowly. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this could be influenced to create performance problem.
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