UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3959

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3959
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3959.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3959
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:29Z
Published
2016-05-23T19:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:19:13.336759Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / golang-1.6

Package

Name
golang-1.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.6@1.6.1-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.1-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6-0ubuntu1
1.6-0ubuntu2
1.6-0ubuntu3
1.6-0ubuntu4
1.6-0ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6-go",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6-go-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.6-src",
            "binary_version": "1.6.1-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}