Description
Pathological inputs could cause DoS through consumePhrase when parsing an email address according to RFC 5322.
Affected products
golang: go
References10
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4977 Vendor Advisory
- go.dev/cl/771520 Patch
- go.dev/issue/78987 Issue Tracking
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/qcCIEXso47M Release Notes
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17713
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17714
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22112
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22120
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22121
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33120
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 57 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-1046
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