01 Record
CVE-2016-6887
The pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL 3.8.6 and earlier does not properly perform modular exponentiation, which might allow remote attackers to predict the secret key via a CRT attack.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL 3.8.6 and earlier does not properly perform modular exponentiation, which might allow remote attackers to predict the secret key via a CRT attack.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 66.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-01-13 16:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 01:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-08-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 60bed6d5206eaeb86eb25ffbdb532c9abda6d5a73deb260067202faf07e80725
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.matrixssl.orghttp://www.matrixssl.org/blog/releases/matrixssl_3_8_4
- blog.fuzzing-project.orghttps://blog.fuzzing-project.org/51-Fun-with-Bignums-Crashing-MatrixSSL-and-more.html