CVE-2016-7054 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 32.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 32.39% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-05-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openssl | openssl |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenSSL 1.1.0a/1.1.0b - Denial of Service | 2016-12-11 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94238
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40899/
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94238
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40899/
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt
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