CVE-2016-3959

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    CVE-2016-3959

    Published: 23 May 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    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: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182526.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183106.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183137.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00077.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2, https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21533/, https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1538.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High