CVE-2016-6890

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

6.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 93.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Published

2017-01-05 22:00Z9 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-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

4eddcc6827a8695157acf4837c9846b3a2d77be46de12943b24393fd5f34012a

• github.comhttps://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/3-8-6-open/CHANGES.mdx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.kb.cert.orgVU#396440https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/396440third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
• www.securityfocus.com93498http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93498vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.tripwire.comhttp://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/flawed-matrixssl-code-highlights-need-for-better-iot-update-practices/x_refsource_MISC