CVE-2016-6886

HIGH 7.5CVE-2016-6886 · Published 13/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-6886 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting matrixssl (matrixssl).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 77.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
matrixssl matrixssl	`≤ 3.8.3`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

matrixssl.org/blog/releases/matrixssl_3_8_4 · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/92604
blog.fuzzing-project.org/51-Fun-with-Bignums-Crashing-MatrixSSL-and-more.html · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

matrixssl

≤ 3.8.3

No fix yet

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