CVE-2017-1271
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, and 9.5 supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, and 9.5 supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties. IBM X-Force ID: 124746.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 58th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-326
- Affected
- ibm/security guardium
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010435Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102034Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039961Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124746Issue Tracking, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010435Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102034Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039961Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124746Issue Tracking, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.