Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium - CVE-2017-1271
Published: December 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9596
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1271
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions and obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in IBM Security Guardium. A remote attacker can cause the system to select an encryption or authentication algorithm that is not the strongest algorithm available and gain access to arbitrary data.
The weakness exists due to an error in IBM Security Guardium. A remote attacker can cause the system to select an encryption or authentication algorithm that is not the strongest algorithm available and gain access to arbitrary data.
Affected software
IBM Security Guardium
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1271
Install update from vendor's website.