Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-3959
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-3959
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3959
2.72%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 91 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-3959
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-3959
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-3959
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00077.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:1331-1: moderate: Security update for go
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck
Google Groepen
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183137.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: golang-1.5.4-1.fc23
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183106.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: golang-1.5.4-1.fc22
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182526.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: golang-1.6.1-1.fc24
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1
oss-security - CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big int
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1538.html
RHSA-2016:1538 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21533/
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2
oss-security - Re: CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big int
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