What is CVE-2016-6886?

CVE-2016-6886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrixssl, classified under CWE-320. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-6886?

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

Vulnerability in Matrixssl

CVE-2016-6886

The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a (1) zero value or (2) the key's modulus for the secret key during RSA key exchange.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.2th 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-320

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6886?: CVE-2016-6886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrixssl, classified under CWE-320. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-6886?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.