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CVE-2016-0705

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  • Published2016-03-03

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-03-0320:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Google android
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0= 4.0no fix published
4.0= 4.0.1no fix published
4.0= 4.0.2no fix published
4.0= 4.0.3no fix published
4.0= 4.0.4no fix published
4.1= 4.1no fix published
4.1= 4.1.2no fix published
4.2= 4.2no fix published
4.2= 4.2.1no fix published
4.2= 4.2.2no fix published
4.3= 4.3no fix published
4.3= 4.3.1no fix published
OpenSSL
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.0= 1.0.1no fix published
1.0= 1.0.1ano fix published
1.0= 1.0.1bno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1cno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1dno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1eno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1fno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1gno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1hno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1ino fix published
1.0= 1.0.1jno fix published
1.0= 1.0.1kno fix published
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.4= 12.04no fix published
14.4= 14.04no fix published
15.10= 15.10no fix published

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score26.3 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2016-03-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2016-0705 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-0705 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 26.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0705?

CVE-2016-0705 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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