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.
Published: 2016-05-23
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4968 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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Fedoraproject Fedora
Golang Go
Opensuse Leap
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.950Z

Reserved: 2016-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3959

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-23T19:59:04.477

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3959

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3959 - Bugzilla

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