CVE-2016-6882 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.

Published: 2017-03-03

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7767	MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00384.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91488
https://access.redhat.com/blogs/766093/posts/1976703
https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/master/CHANGES.md#validation-of-rsa-signature-creation
https://people.redhat.com/~fweimer/rsa-crt-leaks.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Matrixssl Matrixssl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-03T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.426Z

Reserved: 2016-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6882

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-03T16:59:00.277

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6882

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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