vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-3959: Security patch for golang (ALAS-2016-687)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 21, 2016 | Apr 21, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 21, 2016
Added
Apr 21, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-golang
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