Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201639590000000
Revision Date:2016-05-23Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-3959 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-3959
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND golang-1.6 package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '1.6.1-0ubuntu1').
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