High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7054
CVE-2016-7054
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.1.0c
- (no CPE)range: openssl-1.1.0
Patches
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References
5- www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94238nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261nvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40899/nvd
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