Vulnerability in Google Android
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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed DSA private key.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.263 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.263 · newest: 0.263 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- OpenSSL — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.1a, 1.0.1b
- Oracle MySQL
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178358.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Third Party Advisory)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html (Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178817.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Third Party Advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Third Party Advisory)
- git.openssl.org/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0705?
- CVE-2016-0705 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0705?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0705 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.