High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6885

Description

The pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL before 3.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and crash) via a base zero value for the modular exponentiation.

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Affected products

Matrixssl/Matrixssl2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.8.3
- (no CPE)range: <3.8.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.matrixssl.org/blog/releases/matrixssl_3_8_4nvdPatchVendor Advisory
blog.fuzzing-project.org/51-Fun-with-Bignums-Crashing-MatrixSSL-and-more.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory

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