CVE-2017-15533: broadcom ssl_visibility_appliance Observable Discrepancy
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-15533 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Observable Discrepancy vulnerability in broadcom ssl_visibility_appliance. EPSS estimates a 1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 17-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 1.81% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Broadcom1 product
- ssl_visibility_appliance3.8.4fc | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.12
Symantec corporation1 product
- ssl visibility (sslv)3.8.4FC | 3.10 prior to 3.10.4.1 | 3.11 | 3.12 prior to 3.12.2.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
2 links- www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA160X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory