CVE-2016-7054

ChaCha20/Poly1305 heap-buffer-overflow

Published May 4, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 32.4% KEV · Not listed
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
openssl
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:30 AM
Reserved
Aug 23, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 4, 2017, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:52 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 10, 2016, 12:00 AM