CVE-2016-6891

HIGH

Matrixssl < 3.8.5 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

MatrixSSL before 3.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ASN.1 Bit Field primitive in an X.509 certificate.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/3-8-6-open/CHANGES.md
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/396440
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93498

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0264
EPSS Percentile 85.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
matrixssl/matrixssl < 3.8.5
Published Jan 05, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026