CVE-2016-8671

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8671
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-13 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:36:00 UTC
DescriptionThe pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL 3.8.6 and earlier does not properly perform modular exponentiation, which might allow remote attackers to predict the secret key via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6887.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Matrixssl Matrixssl All All All All

References

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Update on MatrixSSL miscalculation (CVE-2016-8671, incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6887) | The Fuzzing Project MISC blog.fuzzing-project.org Third Party Advisory
Update on MatrixSSL miscalculation (CVE-2016-8671, incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6887) | The Fuzzing Project blog.fuzzing-project.org
MatrixSSL Incomplete Fix CVE-2016-8671 Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Update on MatrixSSL miscalculation (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6887) MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Update on MatrixSSL miscalculation (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6887) MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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