UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3959
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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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3959, https://golang.org/cl/21533, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/11, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3959
Affected packages
Package
Name: golang-1.6
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -1.6.1-0ubuntu1
Affected versions
1.6-0ubuntu1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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