VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7054

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability32.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0c, TLS connections using *-CHACHA20-POLY1305 ciphersuites are susceptible to a DoS attack by corrupting larger payloads. This can result in an OpenSSL crash. This issue is not considered to be exploitable beyond a DoS.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references