VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-6891
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-01-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
MatrixSSL before 3.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ASN.1 Bit Field primitive in an X.509 certificate.
Weakness classification
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource