CVE-2016-6890

critical
Published 2017-01-05 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in MatrixSSL before 3.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Subject Alt Name in an X.509 certificate.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/matrixssl/matrixssl/blob/3-8-6-open/CHANGES.md

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
matrixsslmatrixssl{"endIncluding":"3.8.5"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.