| id: GO-2022-0166 |
| modules: |
| - module: std |
| versions: |
| - fixed: 1.5.4 |
| - introduced: 1.6.0-0 |
| fixed: 1.6.1 |
| vulnerable_at: 1.6.0 |
| packages: |
| - package: crypto/dsa |
| symbols: |
| - Verify |
| skip_fix: 'TODO: revisit this reason (fix appears to not work with Go <1.18)' |
| summary: Denial of service due to unchecked parameters in crypto/dsa |
| description: |- |
| The Verify function in crypto/dsa passed certain parameters unchecked to the |
| underlying big integer library, possibly leading to extremely long-running |
| computations, which in turn makes Go programs vulnerable to remote denial of |
| service attacks. Programs using HTTPS client certificates or the Go SSH server |
| libraries are both exposed to this vulnerability. |
| published: 2022-05-24T22:06:33Z |
| cves: |
| - CVE-2016-3959 |
| credits: |
| - David Wong |
| references: |
| - fix: https://go.dev/cl/21533 |
| - fix: https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/eb876dd83cb8413335d64e50aae5d38337d1ebb4 |
| - report: https://go.dev/issue/15184 |
| - web: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/9eqIHqaWvck |
