CVE-2016-6890

CVSS V2 High 10 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in MatrixSSL before 3.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Subject Alt Name in an X.509 certificate.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-6890
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-01-05T22:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-01-06T15:14:41
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.8.5
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 10
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 9.8
  • Base Severity
  • CRITICAL
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/396440 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/3-8-6-open/CHANGES.md Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/flawed-matrixssl-code-highlights-need-for-better-iot-update-practices/ Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93498 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6890
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6890
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:51:41 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:40:56 2017-01-05T22:59Z 2017-01-05T22:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:40:56 2017-01-06T15:14:41 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:40:56 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated