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CVE-2016-9123
HIGH

Integer Overflow in go-jose

Published Mar 28, 2017 · Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Also known as GHSA-3fx4-7f69-5mmg, GO-2020-0009

Severity · CVSSHIGH · 7.5
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood2.15%
QFinch risk score10 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Integer Overflow in go-jose

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

go-jose before 1.0.5 suffers from a CBC-HMAC integer overflow on 32-bit architectures. An integer overflow could lead to authentication bypass for CBC-HMAC encrypted ciphertexts on 32-bit architectures.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDOSVEPSSGHSA
SSVC priority
MEDIUM
Confidence
10%
Aliases
GHSA-3fx4-7f69-5mmg, GO-2020-0009

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. Patch commit ↗
  2. www.openwall.com ↗
  3. hackerone.com ↗

Record history

Published Mar 28, 2017 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026