CVE-2017-1541
A flaw in the AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 JRE/SDK installp and updatep packages prevented the java.security, java.policy and javaws.policy files from being updated correctly.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw in the AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 JRE/SDK installp and updatep packages prevented the java.security, java.policy and javaws.policy files from being updated correctly. IBM X-Force ID: 130809.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.51% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.5% 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://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_july2017_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100914Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100915Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039372Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130809VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_july2017_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100914Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100915Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039372Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130809VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.