CVE-2016-3959
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 23, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 5, 2016
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20160405 Re: CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big intmailing-list
- https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21533/
- RHSA-2016:1538vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-2940ad5550vendor-advisory
- [golang-announce] 20160412 [security] Go 1.6.1 and 1.5.4 are releasedmailing-list
- FEDORA-2016-59c5e405e3vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1331vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160405 CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big intmailing-list
- FEDORA-2016-2fcfc7670fvendor-advisory
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