CVE-2016-10259
Symantec SSL Visibility Denial-of-Service Access Control Vulnerability
Description
Symantec SSL Visibility (SSLV) 3.8.4FC, 3.9, 3.10 before 3.10.4.1, and 3.11 before 3.11.3.1 is susceptible to a denial-of-service vulnerability that impacts the SSL servers for intercepted SSL connections. A malicious SSL client can, under certain circumstances, temporarily exhaust the TCP connection pool of an SSL server.
INFO
Published Date :
April 11, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:43 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10259
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-10259.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142 |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525 Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142 Added Reference https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Blue Coat SSL Visibility (SSLV) 3.x before 3.11.3.1 is susceptible to a denial-of-service vulnerability that impacts the SSL servers for intercepted SSL connections. A malicious SSL client can, under certain circumstances, temporarily exhaust the TCP connection pool of an SSL server. Symantec SSL Visibility (SSLV) 3.8.4FC, 3.9, 3.10 before 3.10.4.1, and 3.11 before 3.11.3.1 is susceptible to a denial-of-service vulnerability that impacts the SSL servers for intercepted SSL connections. A malicious SSL client can, under certain circumstances, temporarily exhaust the TCP connection pool of an SSL server. Added Reference https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142 No Types Assigned https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-399 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:3.11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:3.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:3.11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800_firmware:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv1800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:3.11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:3.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:3.11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800_firmware:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:3.11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:3.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:3.11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800_firmware:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv3800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:3.11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:3.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:3.11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800_firmware:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:bluecoat:ssl_visibility_appliance_sv2800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10259 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10259
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.27 }} -0.05%
score
0.67384
percentile