CVE-2016-6882
MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for...
MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-6882- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-320
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-6882- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7767 No score
MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7767- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwgf-8qg9-7wv3
MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for...
MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.
- Record
GHSA-hwgf-8qg9-7wv3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6882 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Matrixssl, published March 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.