CVE-2016-0705
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 21.8%
Description
Double free vulnerability in the dsa_priv_decode function in crypto/dsa/dsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed DSA private key.
How to fix CVE-2016-0705
To remediate CVE-2016-0705, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2g-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-0705 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 21.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.2g-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |