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Golang: stdlib: security update to 1.5.4stdlib: security update to 1.6.1
high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 428571
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- The Verify function in crypto/dsa/dsa.go in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly check
parameters passed to the big integer library, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (infinite loop) via a crafted public key to a program that uses HTTPS client certificates or SSH
server libraries. (CVE-2016-3959)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 428571
Version: Revision 1.2
Type: Local
Family: Golang
Published: 7/21/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.67
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3959
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-3959
BID: 85869