Is CVE-2017-1000385 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-1000385 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-1000385?

CVE-2017-1000385 has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2017-1000385?

Patch guidance is available from erlang security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-1000385.

CVE-2017-1000385 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-1000385?

5 products: erlang erlang\/otp, erlang erlang\/otp, erlang erlang\/otp, debian debian linux, debian debian linux.

Description

The Erlang otp TLS server answers with different TLS alerts to different error types in the RSA PKCS #1 1.5 padding. This allows an attacker to decrypt content or sign messages with the server's private key (this is a variation of the Bleichenbacher attack).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-203

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ERLANG
Published: 12/12/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

erlang : erlang\/otperlang : erlang\/otperlang : erlang\/otpdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD