CVE-2016-3959

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CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

4%p91

Published

May 23, 2016 (May 23, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: opensuse golang fedoraproject
Products: leap, go, fedora
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (4.4%)

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