What is CVE-2016-6885?

CVE-2016-6885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrixssl, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-6885?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Matrixssl

CVE-2016-6885

The pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a base zero value for the modular exponentiation.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.013 (68.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Matrixssl
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6885?: CVE-2016-6885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrixssl, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-6885?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.