Vulnerability in Radware Alteon
CVE-2017-17427
Radware Alteon devices with a firmware version between 31.0.0.0-31.0.3.0 are vulnerable to an adaptive-chosen ciphertext attack ("Bleichenbacher attack"). This allows an attacker to decrypt observed traffic that has been encrypted with the RSA cipher and to perform other private key operations.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.156 (96.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.156 · newest: 0.156 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- robotattack.org/ (Technical Description)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102199 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- support.radware.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1010361/~/cve-2017-17427-adapt… (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17427?
- CVE-2017-17427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Radware Alteon, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17427?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-17427 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.