CVE-2016-3959
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CVE-2016-3959 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 |
| Golang | Go | 1.6 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 22 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 24 |
| Golang | Go | <= 1.5 |
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