CVE-2016-6882

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

MatrixSSL before 3.8.7, when the DHE_RSA based cipher suite is supported, makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain RSA private key information by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200 CWE-320

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/7Mailing List, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91488
https://access.redhat.com/blogs/766093/posts/1976703Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/master/CHANGES.md#validation-of-rsa-signature-creationPatch, Release Notes
https://people.redhat.com/~fweimer/rsa-crt-leaks.pdfTechnical Description
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/7Mailing List, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91488
https://access.redhat.com/blogs/766093/posts/1976703Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/master/CHANGES.md#validation-of-rsa-signature-creationPatch, Release Notes
https://people.redhat.com/~fweimer/rsa-crt-leaks.pdfTechnical Description

Timeline

Published: Mar 3, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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