# CVE-2016-0705: 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 a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-03-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178358.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178817.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146108058503441&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05301946
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6c88c71b4e4825c7bc0489306d062d017634eb88
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05135617
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145889460330120&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145983526810210&w=2
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150736
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

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