vulnerability
OpenSSL ChaCha20/Poly1305 heap-buffer-overflow (CVE-2016-7054)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 11, 2016 | Nov 11, 2016 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 11, 2016
Added
Nov 11, 2016
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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
http-openssl-1_1_0-upgrade-1_1_0_c
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