CVE-2017-18268 Weak cryptography in IntelligenceCenter

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can decrypt pre-recorded SSL sessions by exploiting a Bleichenbacher oracle vulnerability in Symantec IntelligenceCenter.

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-2017-18268?

CVE-2017-18268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Corporation IntelligenceCenter, 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 IntelligenceCenter 3.3 is vulnerable to the Return of the Bleichenbacher Oracle Threat (ROBOT) attack. A remote attacker, who has captured a pre-recorded SSL session inspected by SSLV, can establish large numbers 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-2017-18268?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Symantec Intelligencecenter.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-18268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xhgh-27m4-wcgp.

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