PT-2017-9046 · Matrixssl · Matrixssl

Published 2017-03-03 · Updated 2017-12-15 · CVE-2016-6884

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MatrixSSL versions prior to 3.8.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically an out-of-bounds read, by sending a crafted message. This is related to TLS cipher suites with CBC mode in TLS 1.1 and 1.2.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.8.3, update to version 3.8.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of TLS cipher suites with CBC mode in TLS 1.1 and 1.2 until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6884

Affected Products

Matrixssl

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6884 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6884 · Security Note
• ❌ https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/master/CHANGES.md · Vendor Advisory, Deleted
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/8 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91488 · Note