CVE-2016-6891

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6891
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-05 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-01-06 15:14:00 UTC
DescriptionMatrixSSL 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Matrixssl Matrixssl All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MatrixSSL VU#396440 Heap Based Buffer Overflow and Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
matrixssl/CHANGES.md at 3-8-6-open · matrixssl/matrixssl · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Flawed MatrixSSL Code Highlights Need for Better IoT Update Practices MISC www.tripwire.com Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#396440 - MatrixSSL contains multiple vulnerabilities CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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