CVE-2017-17428 json
Cavium Nitrox SSL, Nitrox V SSL, and TurboSSL software development kits (SDKs) allow remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by lev…
published 2018-03-05 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8593
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 14.6%
- EPSS 14.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit
Summary
Cavium Nitrox SSL, Nitrox V SSL, and TurboSSL software development kits (SDKs) allow remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by leveraging a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle, aka a ROBOT attack.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/ssl/bleichenbacher_oracle)
- Published
Exploit prediction
14.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/ssl/bleichenbacher_oracle Scanner for Bleichenbacher Oracle in RSA PKCS #1 v1.5 metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2009-06-17
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171212-bleichenbacher
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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cavium.com
/security-advisory-cve-2017-17428.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/102170
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1039984
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/144389
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-17428
- NVD CVE-2017-17428
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