CVE-2016-3959 (GCVE-0-2016-3959)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-23 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:10
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-04-05 00:00
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