CVE-2017-15533

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.

Published: 2018-05-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-15533 is rated Moderate Risk (52.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.93%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15533

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.30% 1.93% +1.63%
2 2025-03-30 0.55% 0.30% -0.25%
3 2025-03-29 0.55%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15533

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15533

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15533

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom ssl_visibility_appliance 3.8.4fc cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ssl_visibility_appliance:3.8.4fc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom ssl_visibility_appliance 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ssl_visibility_appliance:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom ssl_visibility_appliance 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ssl_visibility_appliance:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom ssl_visibility_appliance 3.12 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ssl_visibility_appliance:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15533

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