CVE-2016-6891 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-01-05

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.6% 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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n/a

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-2016-7776	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0264.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93498
http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/flawed-matrixssl-code-highlights-need-for-better-iot-update-practices/
https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/3-8-6-open/CHANGES.md
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/396440

History

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Subscriptions

Matrixssl Matrixssl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-05T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.553Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-6891

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-05T22:59:00.187

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6891

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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