CVE-2016-0705: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-0705 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 26.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 10Timeline
- 03-03-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
26.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 26.33% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian2 products
- openssl< 1.0.2g-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10
Google1 product
- androidEOL4.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.2 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.2 | 4.3 | 4.3.1 | 4.4 | 4.4.1 | 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.1 | 5.1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0.1
Openssl1 product
- opensslEOL1.0.1 | 1.0.1:beta1 | 1.0.1:beta2 | 1.0.1:beta3 | 1.0.1a | 1.0.1b | 1.0.1c | 1.0.1d | 1.0.1e | 1.0.1f | 1.0.1g | 1.0.1h | 1.0.1i | 1.0.1j | 1.0.1k | 1.0.1l | 1.0.1m | 1.0.1n | 1.0.1o | 1.0.1p | 1.0.1q | 1.0.1r | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2:beta1 | 1.0.2:beta2 | 1.0.2:beta3 | 1.0.2a | 1.0.2b | 1.0.2c | 1.0.2d | 1.0.2e | 1.0.2f
Oracle1 product
- mysql≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.29 | ≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.11
Ubuntu1 product
- openssl< 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.18 | < 1.0.2g-1ubuntu2
6 vendors · 7 products
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