CVE-2016-7054

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94238	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94238	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	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:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-05-04 19:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-7054

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7054

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7054

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openssl

openssl

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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