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 unspecifie…

EPSS: 0.218 (95.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.