AZL-79052

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    AZL-79052

    Published: 23 May 2016Last Modified: 12 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3959

    Summary: CVE-2016-3959 affecting package golang 1.26.7-1

    Details: The Verify function in crypto/dsa/dsa.go in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly check parameters passed to the big integer library, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted public key to a program that uses HTTPS client certificates or SSH server libraries.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3959

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: golang

    Purl: pkg:rpm/azure-linux/golang

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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