CVE-2016-6892
Published on: 01/05/2017 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:11 PM UTC
Certain versions of Matrixssl from Matrixssl contain the following vulnerability:
The x509FreeExtensions function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (free of unallocated memory) via a crafted X.509 certificate.
- CVE-2016-6892 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | NONE | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 5 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
NONE | NONE | PARTIAL |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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MatrixSSL VU#396440 Heap Based Buffer Overflow and Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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matrixssl/CHANGES.md at 3-8-6-open · matrixssl/matrixssl · GitHub | Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory github.com text/html |
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Flawed MatrixSSL Code Highlights Need for Better IoT Update Practices | Technical Description Third Party Advisory www.tripwire.com text/html |
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Vulnerability Note VU#396440 - MatrixSSL contains multiple vulnerabilities | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource www.kb.cert.org text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Application | Matrixssl | Matrixssl | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE