What is CVE-2019-16747?

CVE-2019-16747 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrixssl, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-16747?

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

Buffer overflow in Matrixssl

CVE-2019-16747

In MatrixSSL before 4.2.2 Open, the DTLS server can encounter an invalid pointer free (leading to memory corruption and a daemon crash) via a crafted incoming network message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-14431.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (75.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16747?: CVE-2019-16747 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matrixssl, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-16747?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.