What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-10259?

CVE-2016-10259 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv1800 Firmware CVE-2016-10259

MEDIUM

Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

2017-04-11 secure@symantec.com

Information Disclosure Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv1800 Firmware Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv800 Firmware Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv3800 Firmware Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv2800 Firmware

5.9

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 11, 2017 - 14:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-399. 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. Affected products include: Bluecoat Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv1800 Firmware, Bluecoat Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv800 Firmware, Bluecoat Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv3800 Firmware, Bluecoat Ssl Visibility Appliance Sv2800 Firmware. Version information: before 3.10.4.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.