CVE-2016-6886
The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a (1) zero value or (2) the key's modulus for the secret key during RSA key exchange.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a (1) zero value or (2) the key's modulus for the secret key during RSA key exchange.
- Record
CVE-2016-6886- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-320
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a (1) zero value or (2) the key's modulus for the secret key during RSA key exchange.
- Record
CVE-2016-6886- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7771 No score
The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a (1) zero value or (2) the key's modulus for the secret key during RSA key exchange.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7771- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6ff-73m6-rqcf
The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
The pstm_reverse function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a (1) zero value or (2) the key's modulus for the secret key during RSA key exchange.
- Record
GHSA-j6ff-73m6-rqcf- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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-2016-6886 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Matrixssl, published January 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.