CVE-2017-17428

MEDIUMNVD 5.95.9—Weaponized

5.9

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.

CVSS v3: 5.9
EG Score: 5.9(medium)
EPSS: 99.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 5, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102170
cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039984
cve@mitrehttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171212-bleichenbacher
cve@mitrehttps://www.cavium.com/security-advisory-cve-2017-17428.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102170
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039984
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171212-bleichenbacher
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.cavium.com/security-advisory-cve-2017-17428.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-23 02:12 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 02:12 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/ssl/bleichenbacher_oracle✓ verified
First seen Jun 17, 2009
Scanner for Bleichenbacher Oracle in RSA PKCS #1 v1.5
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-17428?

CVE-2017-17428 is a medium vulnerability published on March 5, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2017-17428 disclosed?

CVE-2017-17428 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 5, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-17428 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-17428 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-17428?

CVE-2017-17428 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-17428?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-17428, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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