Incomplete Fix for CVE-2016-6887 in MatrixSSL 3.8.6 and Earlier Allows Secret Key Prediction

CVE-2016-8671 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The pstm_exptmod function in MatrixSSL 3.8.6 and earlier does not properly perform modular exponentiation, which might allow remote attackers to predict the secret key via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6887.

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