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CVE-2016-10259

Published: Apr 11, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 30.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

ssl visibility appliance sv1800 firmwarebluecoat
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
ssl visibility appliance sv800 firmwarebluecoat
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
ssl visibility appliance sv3800 firmwarebluecoat
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
ssl visibility appliance sv2800 firmwarebluecoat
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
SSL VisibilitySymantec Corporation
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
bluecoatcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka proxysg, sgos, proxysg sg210-10
symantec corporationcommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525
securityfocus.com
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142
bto.bluecoat.com
https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142
symantec.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 11, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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