Information Exposure Affecting matrixssl/matrixssl package, versions [,3.8.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MATRIXSSLMATRIXSSL-2366430
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed3 Mar 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-6882  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-320  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade matrixssl/matrixssl to version 3.8.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. 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.

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