vulnerability
OpenSSL: CVE-2016-7054: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 4, 2017 | May 4, 2017 | Mar 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 4, 2017
Added
May 4, 2017
Modified
Mar 5, 2026
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.
Solution
openssl-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-7054
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7054
- URL-https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94238
- URL-https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40899/
- URL-https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt
- CWE-284
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