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TI-2016-06064 Aliases CVE-2016-7054GHSA-3rqr-v2gc-jxp4

ChaCha20/Poly1305 heap-buffer-overflow

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.32389 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenSSLOpenSSLopenssl-1.1.0; openssl-1.1.0a; openssl-1.1.0b—No fix listedCNA
  • OpenSSL VendorOpenSSL Affected openssl-1.1.0; openssl-1.1.0a; openssl-1.1.0b Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0aVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0bVulnerableOpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7054
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rqr-v2gc-jxp4

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-01915 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01176 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-14107 Stack buffer overflow in CMS (Auth)EnvelopedData parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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