CVE-2016-10259
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.9)—
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
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 5.9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.45%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 73
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-399
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97525
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa142
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA142
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