CVE-2016-10259

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Symantec Corporation	SSL Visibility	3.8.4FC, 3.9, 3.10 prior to 3.10.4.1, and 3.11 prior to 3.11.3.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142Vendor Advisory
https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142Vendor Advisory
https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142

Timeline

Published: Apr 11, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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