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CVE-2016-7054

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 32.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2016-7054
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
32.39%
OpenSSL

Original NVD 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.