CVE-2017-15533 Weak cryptography in SSL Visibility (SSLV)
Remote attackers can decrypt captured SSL sessions by exploiting a padding oracle vulnerability in Symantec SSL Visibility appliances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15533?
CVE-2017-15533 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Corporation SSL Visibility (SSLV), published on 17 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec SSL Visibility (SSLV) 3.8.4FC, 3.10 prior to 3.10.4.1, 3.11, and 3.12 prior to 3.12.2.1 are vulnerable to the Return of the Bleichenbacher Oracle Threat (ROBOT) attack. All affected SSLV versions act as weak oracles according the oracle classification used in the ROBOT research paper. A remote attacker, who has captured a pre-recorded SSL session inspected by SSLV, can establish multiple millions of crafted SSL connections to the target and obtain the session keys required to decrypt the pre-recorded SSL session.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Ssl Visibility Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g56c-h972-7rhp.