How severe is CVE-2016-0705?

CVE-2016-0705 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2016-0705 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 26% (98th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2016-0705?

CVE-2016-0705 primarily affects Oracle Mysql. In total, 60 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0705?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2016-0705 published?

CVE-2016-0705 was published on 2016-03-03 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2016-0705

CVE-2016-0705 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Mysql with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 26% places it in the 98th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v2: 10.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 26% (98th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Affected product: Oracle Mysql
Published: 2016-03-03
Last modified: 2026-06-17

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.

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.
How severe is CVE-2016-0705?: CVE-2016-0705 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2016-0705 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 26% (98th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2016-0705?: CVE-2016-0705 primarily affects Oracle Mysql. In total, 60 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0705?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2016-0705 published?: CVE-2016-0705 was published on 2016-03-03 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (60)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Threat intelligence

Threat-intel indicators referencing this CVE:

218.4.91.163 (ipv4-addr)
200.77.172.159 (ipv4-addr)
200.196.50.91 (ipv4-addr)
166.62.41.190 (ipv4-addr)
50.62.22.47 (ipv4-addr)
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